"One ought not to encourage beggars, and yes,……" — Mohsin Hamid
"One ought not to encourage beggars, and yes, you are right, it is far better to donate to charities that address the causes of poverty rather than to him, a creature who is merely its symptom."
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102 Quotes by Mohsin Hamid
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It is the effect of scarcity; one’s rules of propriety make one thirst for the improper.
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