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He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine,
would vote for nothing but a read more

He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine,
would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks.

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Come, our stomachs
Will make what's homely savory.

Come, our stomachs
Will make what's homely savory.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Hunger Quotes,
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With this there grows
In my most ill-compos'd affection such
A stanchless avarice that, were I King,
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With this there grows
In my most ill-compos'd affection such
A stanchless avarice that, were I King,
I should cut off the nobles for their lands,
Desire his jewels, and this other's house,
And my more-having would be as a sauce
To make me hunger more, that I should forge
Quarrels unjust against the good and loyal,
Destroying them for wealth.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Hunger Quotes,
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Truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

Truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

by Nadine Gordimer Found in: Hunger Quotes,
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Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.

Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.

by Edward Gibbon Found in: Philanthropy Quotes,
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Oliver Twist has asked for more.

Oliver Twist has asked for more.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Hunger Quotes,
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A fishmonger's wife may feed of a conger; but a serving-man's
wife may starve for hunger.

A fishmonger's wife may feed of a conger; but a serving-man's
wife may starve for hunger.

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Hunger is the best sauce in the world.
[Sp., La mejor salsa del mundo es la hambre.]

Hunger is the best sauce in the world.
[Sp., La mejor salsa del mundo es la hambre.]

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Enough is as good as a feast.

Enough is as good as a feast.

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