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beggars

«He that has neither fools, whores nor beggars among his kindred, is the son of a thunder-gust»
«If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride»
Author: American Proverb | Keywords: beggars, horses
«If wishes were horses beggars would ride»
Author: Proverb | About: Wishes | Keywords: Beggared, beggars, horses, ride, wishes
«Do not throw coins when beggars stretch their hands for alms; help them to become self-reliant. Provide food and shelter, love and care, for the sick and aged.»
«He that has no fools, knaves, nor beggars in his family, was begot by a flash of lightning.»
«Literary confessors are contemptible, like beggars who exhibit their sores for money, but not so contemptible as the public that buys their books.»
«Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, brags of his substance: they are but beggars who can count their worth.»
«Falsehood is worse in kings than beggars.»
«It makes a man a coward. . . . It fills a man full of obstacles. It made me once restore a purse of gold that by chance I found. It beggars any man that keeps it. It is turned out of towns and cities for a dangerous thing, and every man that means to live well endeavors to trust to himself and live without it.»
«Hurrah for revolution and more cannon-shot!A beggar upon horseback lashes a beggar on foot,Hurrah for revolution and cannon come again!The beggars have changed places but the lash goes on.»

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