Begging Quotes

287 quotes by 264 authors

Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own… — Francis of Assisi
When we ask for love, we don't ask others to be fair to us-but rather to care for us, to be considerate of us. There… — Mortimer Adler
I don't like begging money from producers. — David Byrne
Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn. — Miguel de Cervantes
In 1992, the federal Government actually issued more work authorizations to immigrants and temporary foreign workers than the net number of new jobs created by… — Ronald Reagan
We went all the way down the Himalayan chain for a day and a half. That was magnificent, except the Chinese told us they were… — Richard Branson
God, if ever I have come close to wanting to commit suicide, it is now, with the groggy sleepless blood dragging through my veins, and… — Sylvia Plath
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
As for begging, it is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg — Oscar Wilde
...So they are trying to do something about it. They are not doing it by seeking charity. They are not begging at the welfare office.… — Cesar Chavez
Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes a begging. — Martin Luther
I used to think marriage was a plate-glass window just begging for a brick. — Jeanette Winterson
All knowledge has an ultimate goal. Knowledge for the sake of knowledge is, say what you will, nothing but a dismal begging of the question. — Miguel de Unamuno
Praying is begging for an unseen deity to alter the laws of nature for someone admittedly unworthy. — George Carlin
People who object to weapons aren't abolishing violence, they're begging for rule by brute force, when the biggest, strongest animals among men were always automatically… — L. Neil Smith
How long will you keep pounding on an open door Begging for someone to open it? — Rabia Basri
It is important always to know that the first word, the true initiative, the true activity comes from God and only by inserting ourselves into… — Pope Benedict XVI
According to St. Bonaventure, all the angels in heaven unceasingly call out to her: "Holy, holy, holy Mary, Virgin Mother of God." They greet her… — Louis de Montfort
Even her hair, she thought, running her fingers impatiently through the damp golden brown ringlets that curled romantically around her face. A Botticelli angel, a… — Naomi Ragen
Of course, the latter made no secret of his attitude toward the Jewish people, and when necessary he even took the whip to drive from… — Adolf Hitler

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