सुभाषितसुधानिधि - याचना

याचना हि पुरुषस्य महत्वं
    नाशयत्यखिलमेव तथा हि |
सद्य एव भगवानपि विष्णु-
    र्वामनो भवति याचितुमिच्छन् ||

- सुभाषितसुधानिधि

Beggary will destroy all the good qualities that a man has. Look at even Lord Vishnu. He had to become Vamana (midget) when he chose to beg alms from Raja Bali.

- Subhashitasudhanidhi - Begging