Thou mayest beg if thou seest men that can afford to do charity: if they feign inability, it is their fault, not thine.

Even begging will be a pleasure if thou canst obtain what thou beggest without suffering any humiliation.

There is a charm even in begging, at the hands of those who understand their duty and do not falsely pretend inability to help.

Behold the man who sayeth not nay to a request even in a dream: begging at the hands of such a man is as honourable as bestowing itself.

If men take freely to begging as a means of livelihood, it is because there are men in the world that refuse not alms.

Behold the men that have not the churlishness to deny charity: the pangs of poverty would cease at the very sight of them.

Behold the men that give without snubbing or huffing the beggar: the heart of the beggar rejoiceth when he meeteth them.

If there were none to beg for alms, the whole world would have no more interest than a dance of marionettes.41

Where would be the glory of men of a liberal hand if there were none in the world to beg of them?

Let not the beggar scowl when a man pleadeth inability to give: for his own need should be enough to show bim that another may be in like condition.