In ease of body, peace of mind, all the different ranks of life are nearly upon a level and the beggar who… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Those who are acquainted with the literature of India will remember a beautiful old story about this extreme charity, how a whole… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
Poets and beggars, musicians and prophets, warriors and scoundrels, all creatures of that unbridled reality, we have had to ask but little… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
That acknowledgment of weakness which we make in imploring to be relieved from hunger and from temptation is surely wisely put in… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
The reader may ask himself if this is not cruelty and injustice of a kind so terrible that it beggars the imagination,… — Bartolome de las Casas Copy Share Image
“When you receive what you begged for, it only lasts for a short time. But what you build day after day will… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“Beggars, especially noble beggars, should never show themselves in the street; they should ask for alms through the newspapers. It's still possible… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“This is not a begging bowl. I found a human skull and out of the human skull I made this begging bowl.… — Osho Copy Share Image
The impulse to acquisition, pursuit of gain, of money, of the greatest possible amount of money, has in itself nothing to do… — Max Weber Copy Share Image
I regard a human being as simply a human being, whether he is from this world or another, or whether he is… — Billy Meier Copy Share Image
In accordance with my conception of life, I have chosen not to bring children into the world. A coin is examined, and… — Peter Wessel Zapffe Copy Share Image
“You know the proverb, Mr. Hale, 'set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil' - well, some of these… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
Passing a beggar who asks for money causes discomfort - and so it should. The act of facing and acknowledging human suffering… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
In fact, though their acquaintance had been so short, they had guessed, as always happens between lovers, everything of any importance about… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“What were you thinking? A man whose quality of life is no better than that of a beggar! Who in their right… — Masaji Ishikawa Copy Share Image
