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 the handmaid of genius

Hunger is the handmaid of genius

I can't talk religion to a man with bodily hunger in his eyes.

I can't talk religion to a man with bodily hunger in his eyes.

A hungry people listens not to reason, not cares for justice, nor
is bent by any prayers.
[Lat., read more

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.]

If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.

If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.

Hungry bellies have no cars.
[Fr., La ventre affame n'point d'oreilles.]

Hungry bellies have no cars.
[Fr., La ventre affame n'point d'oreilles.]

"Bread that this house may never know hunger, salt that life may always have flavor."

"Bread that this house may never know hunger, salt that life may always have flavor."

I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how read more

I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send other words to tell, to march, to fight, to create a sense of hunger for life that gnaws in us all.

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.