"We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own……" — William Shakespeare
"We, ignorant of ourselves, Beg often our own harms, which the wise powers Deny us for our good; so find we profit By losing of our prayers."
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3,182 Quotes by William Shakespeare
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Come, woo me, woo me, for now I am in a holiday humor, and like enough to consent.
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Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May.
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Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.
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People usually are the happiest at home.
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In delay there lies no plenty.
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Delay leads impotent and snail-paced beggary.
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Grief makes one hour ten.
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Were kisses all the joys in bed, One woman would another wed.
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I understand thy kisses, and thou mine, And that's a feeling disputation.
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He took the bride about the neck and kissed her lips with such a clamorous smack that at the parting…
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O, Thou hast damnable iteration; and art, indeed, able to corrupt a saint.
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There live not three good men unhanged in England; and one of them is fat and grows old.
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More Beg Quotes
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Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without…
— Teresa of Avila
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There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or…
— Lord Acton
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I want to do exactly what I want to do. I'd rather gamble on the box office than beg for…
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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I beg you, look for the words 'social justice' or 'economic justice' on your church Web site. If you find…
— Glenn Beck
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I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their…
— Bernard Berenson
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If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.
— Johannes Brahms
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Junk is the ideal product... the ultimate merchandise. No sales talk necessary. The client will crawl through a sewer and…
— William S. Burroughs
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I would rather clean than beg.
— Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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I beg you to speak of Woman as you do of the Negro, speak of her as a human being,…
— Susan B. Anthony
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Whether we like it or not, asking is the rule of the Kingdom. If you may have everything by asking…
— Charles Spurgeon
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Black! Black! Black! I am proud of being a Negro. Nor have I ever tried to beg tolerance from anyone.…
— Unknown Author
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Where all your rights become only an accumulated wrong; where men must beg with bated breath for leave to subsist…
— Roger Casement
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