Beg

Famous quotes containing the word beg:

“O charitable philosopher, I beg you to help me. My mind is weak but my soul is strong. Kindle that soul, and the sacred fire shall never be extinguished.”
—James Boswell (1740–1795)

“Don’t crouch any more and cling to my knees,
don’t tempt me and try me,
don’t beg like a child and cry,
“you have taken my hope away.”
I am not a god.
I cannot make you happy.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

“As for begging, it is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)