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is asking for something with an earnestness proportioned to the belief that it will not be given.

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

is common practice for the wealthy. It is only the poor who are forbidden to beg.

It is only the poor who are forbidden to beg. Anatole France

It is only the poor who are forbidden to beg.

is a trade like any other, useless... it is work performed while standing out of doors in all weathers and getting varicose veins, chronic bronchitis, etc..

If one looks closely one sees that there is no essential difference between a beggar's livelihood and that of numberless respectable people. Beggars do not work, it is said... but then, what is work' A navvy works by swinging a pick. An accountant works by adding up figures. A beggar works by standing out of doors in all weathers and getting varicose veins, chronic bronchitis, etc. It is a trade like any other... quite useless, of course - but then, many reputable trades are quite useless.

is to earnestly ask for something in inverse likelihood of receiving it

is an endless endeavor --- the begger's hand is a bottomless basket.

A beggar’s hand is a bottomless basket.

is without end --- The beggar's bag never gets full.

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