Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
Taking from one source to give to another often creates imbalance.
In plain terms
You can't fix debt by creating more debt elsewhere.
What can you take from it?
Avoid solving problems by creating new ones.

Where it applies

  • budgeting
  • resource allocation

Putting it to work

  • financial planning
  • ethical budgeting

Questions to consider

  • Who do you take from to give to others?
  • Is this solution sustainable?

Another view

Sometimes shifting resources is the only temporary solution available.

More from John Heywood

  1. Beggars should be no choosers.

    Permalink to quote #28

  2. A man may well bring a horse to water, But he cannot make him drink without he will.

    Permalink to quote #30

  3. Ill weed groweth fast.

    Permalink to quote #27

Related quotes

  1. There's no way I can pay you back/But the plan is to show you that I understand/You are appreciated

    Tupac ShakurTupac Shakur quote #91

  2. A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

    Alexander HamiltonAlexander Hamilton quote #1

  3. It's easy to forget you are in debt to the tune of ?10, and to a woman who never forgets anything. Crikey, she can even tell you which Coronation Street charac…

    Peter CoreyPeter Corey quote #2