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.
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There are so many hungry people that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
There are so many hungry people that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
Cruel as death, and hungry at the grave.
Cruel as death, and hungry at the grave.
A hungry man is not a free man.
A hungry man is not a free man.
I suspect that hunger was my mother.
[Lat., Famem fuisse suspicor matrem mihi.]
I suspect that hunger was my mother.
[Lat., Famem fuisse suspicor matrem mihi.]
Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.
Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.
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.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
Hunger is sharper than the sword.
Hunger is sharper than the sword.
