Cockneys make good beggars. They are held in high esteem by the fraternity in America. Their resource, originality and invention, and a never-faltering tongue enable them to often attain their ends where others fail, and they succeed where the natives starve.

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.

However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

I had rather attempt something great and fail, than to attempt nothing at all and succeed

It's not enough that I should succeed - others should fail.