"The destitute is the Messenger of God. Whoever denies him denies God and whoever gives him gives God."

"BEG, v. To ask for something with an earnestness proportioned to the belief that it will not be given."

"BEGGAR, n. One who has relied on the assistance of his friends."

"Homer himself must beg if he want means, and as by report sometimes he did "go from door to door and sing ballads, wi…"

"Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn."

"It is an affirmative command to give tzedaka to the poor of Israel. ... Anyone who sees a poor man begging alms and t…"

"Be they wynners or loosers,…beggers should be no choosers."

"A shamefaced man makes a bad beggar."

"Beggars are a sure indicator that there are no Christians, or else very few and dispirited ones, in any town in which…"

"A man may be reputed an able man this year, and yet be a beggar the next; it is a misfortune that happens to many men…"