A Quote by Rutherford B. Hayes

I am a freeman and jolly as a beggar.

Rutherford B. Hayes

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Rutherford B. Hayes
American - President
October 4, 1822 - January 17, 1893

Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc.

Mason Cooley

You don't try to do anything that Morgan Freeman does. He was the voice of God in a movie. That's Morgan Freeman!

Tyler Perry

Evangelism is just one beggar telling another beggar where to find the bread.

Daniel Thambyrajah Niles

A beggar always remains a beggar. Africa, stop begging - you have what it takes to solve your problem.

T. B. Joshua

Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks

William Shakespeare

Nose, nose, jolly red nose,And who gave thee that jolly red nose?Nutmegs and ginger, cinammon and cloves;And they gave me this jolly red nose.

Francis Beaumont

I am a freeman, an American, a United States Senator, and a Democrat, in that order.

Lyndon B. Johnson

My mother once said, "A beggar must always give to another beggar that's worse off than he is." That has always stuck with me.

Kirk Douglas

I represent the jolly mass of mankind. I am the happy and reckless Christian.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

I've chosen to stay in a jolly place for most of my life, and that is a lot of who I am.

Dawn French

There is quite a large clan of Scotties among American beggars. He is a good beggar for the simple reason that he is a good talker. Almost every Scotch beggar I met in the States of America was inclined to be talkative, and yet they all managed to conceal their private affairs.

W. H. Davies

It has been well said that 'he who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.' The two are not the same, but the good citizen ought to be capable of both; he should know how to govern like a freeman, and how to obey like a freeman - these are the virtues of a citizen.

Aristotle

Every beggar shall be arrested. But to arrest a beggar merely in order to put him in jail would be barbarous and absurd. He should be arrested for the sole purpose of teaching him how to earn a living by his work.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks, but I thank you; and sure, dear friends, my thanks are too dear a halfpenny.

William Shakespeare

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.

George Bernard Shaw

It's funny because as much as I've done Dr. Freeman, I guess because I shave right afterwards, people don't recognize me necessarily as Dr. Freeman, whereas a small role like 'Garden State' or 'Get Him to the Greek', which is the funniest one to me, they're like, 'Hey, you're that dude!' and you're like, 'Oh my God!' Which is awesome.

Ato Essandoh

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