Begs Quotes
66 quotes by 60 authors
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There is some kiss we want with your whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body. Seawater begs the pearl to break its shell.…
— Rumi
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Faced with the pain of freedom, man begs for his shackles.
— Gerry Spence
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A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover.
— Clifton Fadiman
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Everybody wants life to speak to them with special kindness. Every personal story begs to be steered toward reverie, toward some relief from unpleasant truths:…
— Darin Strauss
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A man who is truly humble is not troubled when he is wronged and he says nothing to justify himself against the injustice, but he…
— Isaac of Nineveh
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The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving.
— Merle Shain
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Of all questions, why? is the least pertinent. It begs the question; it assumes the larger part of its own response; to wit, that a…
— Jack Vance
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See skulking Truth to her old cavern fled, Mountains of Casuistry heap'd o'er her head! Philosophy, that lean'd on Heav'n before, Shrinks to her second…
— Alexander Pope
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Are you kidding? I'm a terrible cook, but John is a really great one. Literally, I never cook. The whole time we were dating, I…
— Rebecca Romijn
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In the family, life is brought not only to our doorstep, but into our kitchens, bedrooms, and dens. In the family, life is happening all…
— Paul David Tripp
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An old art spreading rumours about / Paradise, it begs outside the gates / Of the gods: the active gods come out.
— Peter Porter
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It has been well said that no man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is, when tomorrow's burden is added to the…
— George MacDonald
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No one of this nation ever begs, for the houses of all are common to all; and they consider liberality and hospitality amongst the first…
— Gerald of Wales
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Sorry means you leave yourself open, to embrace or to ridicule or to revenge. Sorry is a question that begs forgiveness, because the metronome of…
— Craig Silvey
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Steve Forman is a brutally funny writer. His no-nonsense, unadorned style begs comparison to Dashiell Hammett, but Hammett's humor at its darkest never hit home…
— Loren D. Estleman
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A teenage taste of beer aside, Mitt Romney does not consume alcohol. Which begs the question, will total abstention put his candidacy, perhaps even this…
— Martin Bashir
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There is something to be said for anyone who sits alone with dignity and silently begs for God.
— Rumi
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Art begs you to notice it. Why? Because art is God's way of saying hello. So pay attention to poetry. Pay attention to music. Pay…
— Neale Donald Walsch
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While the richest people on earth pray to get richer, the rest of the world begs for intervention with their faces pressed to the window,…
— Jen Hatmaker
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A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover. The social emotions it generates are equidistant from the…
— Clifton Fadiman
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