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Come, our stomachs
Will make what's homely savory.
Come, our stomachs
Will make what's homely savory.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
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.
Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.
Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.
He that lives upon hope will die fasting.
He that lives upon hope will die fasting.
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.
The pathos of man is that he hungers for personal fulfillment and for a sense of community with others.
The pathos of man is that he hungers for personal fulfillment and for a sense of community with others.
A hungry people listens not to reason, not cares for justice, nor
is bent by any prayers.
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A hungry people listens not to reason, not cares for justice, nor
is bent by any prayers.
[Lat., Nec rationem patitur, nec aequitate mitigatur nec ulla
prece flectitur, populus esuriens.]
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
