“Luck never gives; it lends.”
“Never lend if you need repayment; never give where you want a return.”
“Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.”
“You never give away your heart; you lend it from time to time. If it were not so how could we take it back without asking?”
“It's a gift. Never lend a book.”
“There is a simple rule: practice a kind of generous selfishness. Give a book to a friend, but don't lend it, because you will never get it back. ~ James Wood, author of The Book Against God.”