He had a head which statuaries loved to copy, and a foot the deformity of which the beggars in the streets mimicked. — Thomas B. Macaulay Copy Share Image
I happen to think that Jesus was the greatest hero of all time. I don't think you could invent that kind of… — Frank Capra Copy Share Image
English law in 1572 decreed that beggars above 14 years of age are to be severely flogged and branded on the left… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
One ought not to encourage beggars, and yes, you are right, it is far better to donate to charities that address the… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
The genius of happiness is still so rare. To possess it means to approach life with the humility of a beggar, but… — Ellen Key Copy Share Image
I went into the army worth a million and a half dollars, and came out a beggar. — Nathan Bedford Forrest 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
A teacher giving lectures without knowledge is like a beggar selling books on how to become rich. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
Many a beggar at the crossway, or gray-haired shepherd on the plain, hath more of the end of all wealth than hundreds… — Martin Farquhar Tupper Copy Share Image
Sri Yukteswar used to poke gentle fun at the commonly inadequate conceptions of renunciation."A beggar cannot renounce wealth," Master would say. "If… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
In the race for wealth, a neighbor tries to outdo his neighbor, but this strife is good for men. For the potter… — Hesiod Copy Share Image
She imagined herself both queen and slave, dominatrix and victim. In her imagination she was making love with men of all skin… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Africa must take the first steps into modernity on its own. There must be a change in mentality. We have to stop… — James Shikwati Copy Share Image
The poor are always ragged and dirty, in very picturesque clothes, and on their poor shoes lies the earth of the Lacustrine… — M. E. W. Sherwood Copy Share Image
When it shall be said in any country in the world my poor are happy; neither ignorance nor distress is to be… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Beggars do not envy millionaires, though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
We are called upon to help the discouraged beggars in life's marketplace. But one day we must come to see that an… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
If some beggar steals a bridle he'll be hung by a man who's stolen a horse. — Peire Cardenal Copy Share Image
If you know your being, there is no question of becoming. All that you could have ever imagined to become you already… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Public money ought to be touched with the most scrupulous conscientiousness of honor. It is not the produce of riches only, but… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
