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He who begs timidly courts a refusal.
[Lat., Qui timide rogat,
Docet negare.]

He who begs timidly courts a refusal.
[Lat., Qui timide rogat,
Docet negare.]

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Not that I have the power to clutch my hand
When his fair angels would salute by palm,
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Not that I have the power to clutch my hand
When his fair angels would salute by palm,
But for my hand, as unattempted yet,
Like a poor beggar, raileth on the rich.
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 shall be
To say there is no vice but beggary.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Beggary Quotes,
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I'd just as soon a beggar as king,
And the reason I'll tell you for why;
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I'd just as soon a beggar as king,
And the reason I'll tell you for why;
A king cannot swagger, not drink like a beggar,
Nor be half so happy as I.
. . . .
Let the back and side go bare.

by Old Song Found in: Beggary Quotes,
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A beggar through the world am I,
From place to place I wander by.
Fill up my read more

A beggar through the world am I,
From place to place I wander by.
Fill up my pilgrim's scrip for me,
For Christ's sweet sake and charity.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Beggary Quotes,
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Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks, but I thank you; and
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Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks, but I thank you; and
sure, dear friends, my thanks are too dear a halfpenny.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Beggary Quotes,
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A pampered menial drove me from the door.

A pampered menial drove me from the door.

by Thomas Moss Found in: Beggary Quotes,
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Borrowing is not much better than begging.
[Ger., Borgen ist nicht viel besser als betteln.]

Borrowing is not much better than begging.
[Ger., Borgen ist nicht viel besser als betteln.]

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Homer himself must beg if he want means, and as by report
sometimes he did "go from door to read more

Homer himself must beg if he want means, and as by report
sometimes he did "go from door to door and sing ballads, with a
company of boys about him."

by Robert Burton Found in: Beggary Quotes,
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Beggars must be no choosers.

Beggars must be no choosers.

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