Henry David Builds His Hut

I borrowed an axe to begin my hut. It is always better to borrow than to buy, For borrowing leaves only one axe To be loaned, and after the loan, the return Makes both borrower and lender feel good. The lender feels good because he has loaned His axe to a neighbor, and now that neighbor Is a newfound friend. And the borrower feels good Because he has gotten his house begun for free.   To buy an axe is to establish the need For many more axes like the first one, since one Buyer makes other people want...

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