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Bid the hungry Greek go to heaven, he will go.
[Lat., Graeculus esuriens in coelum, jusseris, ibit.]
Bid the hungry Greek go to heaven, he will go.
[Lat., Graeculus esuriens in coelum, jusseris, ibit.]
They said they were anhungry; sighed forth proverbs--
That hunger broke stone walls, that dogs must eat,
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They said they were anhungry; sighed forth proverbs--
That hunger broke stone walls, that dogs must eat,
That meat was made for mouths, that the gods sent not
Corn for the rich men only. With these shreds
They vented their complainings, which being answered
And a petition granted them, a strange one,
To break the heart of generosity,
And make bold power look pale, they threw their caps
As they would hang them on the horns o' th' moon,
Shouting their emulation.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
A hungry man is not a free man.
A hungry man is not a free man.
If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.
If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.
Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and the expression of energy associated with it.
Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and the expression of energy associated with it.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
It is difficult to spear to the belly, because it has no ears.
It is difficult to spear to the belly, because it has no ears.