Beggar Quotes

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Do we approach God from a beggar's perspective or as His cherished child? If we have any difficulty seeing Him as our loving Father, we… — David Jeremiah
Renounce and give up. What did Christ say? "He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." Again and again did he preach… — Swami Vivekananda
There are people who can never forgive a beggar for their not having given him anything. — Karl Kraus
Do you know what prayer is? It is not begging God for this and that. The first thing we have to do is to get… — John G. Lake
Well, whiles I am a beggar, I will rail, And say there is no sin but to be rich; And being rich, my virtue then… — William Shakespeare
Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc. — Mason Cooley
The poor man commands respect; the beggar must always excite anger. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The American character looks always as if it had just had a rather bad haircut, which gives it, in our eyes at any rate, a… — Mary McCarthy
A drunkard is the annoyance of modesty, the trouble of civility, the spoil of wealth, the distraction of reason. He is the brewer's agent, the… — Thomas Adams
Great minds tend toward banality. It is the noblest effort of individualism. But it implies a sort of modesty, which is so rare that it… — Andre Gide
Give a beggar a dime and he'll bless you. Give him a dollar and he'll curse you for withholding the rest of your fortune. Poverty… — Anzia Yezierska
Every time you think of doing some charity, you think there is some beggar to take your charity. If you say, "O Lord, let the… — Swami Vivekananda
Those who are acquainted with the literature of India will remember a beautiful old story about this extreme charity, how a whole family, as related… — Swami Vivekananda
Being holiday, the beggar's shop is shut. — William Shakespeare
I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in… — Niccolo Machiavelli
The quiet mind is richer than a crown....Such sweet content, such minds, such sleep, such bliss beggars enjoy when princes oft do miss. — Robert Greene
Meditation opens the doors of your inner treasures, what Jesus calls the kingdom of god. Meditation is only a key, and keys are always small… — Rajneesh
Wherever desire exists ego exists, and wherever ego exists illusion exists because ego is the greatest illusion there is. Even in a beggar who has… — Rajneesh
When you share your last crust of bread with a beggar, you mustn't behave as if you were throwing a bone to a dog. You… — Giovannino Guareschi
What signifies, says some one, giving halfpence to beggars? they only lay it out in gin or tobacco. "And why should they be denied such… — Hester Lynch Piozzi

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