Brewer's: Beggars

King of the Beggars. Bampfylde Moore Carew (1693-1770).

Beggars should not be choosers.
Beggars should take what is given them, and not dictate to the giver what they like best. They must accept and be thankful.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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