Neither a borrower nor a lender (be,) For (loan) oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing (dulls the) edge of husbandry. This above all: to thine own self be true. (I,iii, 81-84)
In this part of the play Laertes is preparing to leave for France and is saying his final farewell to his sister, Ophelia and his father Polonius. But before he leaves, Laertes gets some fatherly advice from Polonius. Polonius warns Laertes not to borrow money from others and not to lend either. He believes that you can lose money as well as a friend if the loan goes bad. He then says Laertes needs to learn how to manage his own money when he is talking about husbandry.
I feel that Polonius is everyones advice giver or right hand man. In this scene he looks out for his son by giving him some good advice about money, friends, and responsibility. In other scenes and acts he is always by the kings side and gives him help with things if he is asked. The king also goes straight to him if there is any trouble and he needs some words of wisdom. In Hamlet it seems as if Polonius is a caddy giving advice to others however, not for golf, but a caddy for life experiences.
In modern day life sports coaches have to be inspirational with advice. In the following quote from Vince Lombardi advice about winning is similar to Poloniuss advice to Laertes. Lombardi said Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. Poloniuss fatherly advice to Laertes was telling him to deal with others and money management. In Lombardis quote he too gives some fatherly advice to his team about always working to do the right thing.
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