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    When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what
    is before thee:
    And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to
    appetite.

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Govern well thy appetite, lest Sin
Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.

Govern well thy appetite, lest Sin
Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.

by John Milton Found in: Appetite Quotes,
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"Appetite comes with eating," says Angeston, "but thirst departs
with drinking."
[Fr., "L'appetit vient en mangeant," disoit Angeston, read more

"Appetite comes with eating," says Angeston, "but thirst departs
with drinking."
[Fr., "L'appetit vient en mangeant," disoit Angeston, "mais la
soif e'en va en beuvant."]

by Francois Rabelais Found in: Appetite Quotes,
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The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.

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Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite
By bare imagination of a feast?

Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite
By bare imagination of a feast?

by William Shakespeare Found in: Appetite Quotes,
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My soul tasted that heavenly food, which gives new appetite while
it satiates.
[It., L'anima mia gustava di read more

My soul tasted that heavenly food, which gives new appetite while
it satiates.
[It., L'anima mia gustava di quel cibo,
Che saziando di se, di se s'asseta.]

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Epicurean cooks
Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite,
That sleep and feeding may prorogue his honor
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Epicurean cooks
Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite,
That sleep and feeding may prorogue his honor
Evan till a Lethe'd dulness--

by William Shakespeare Found in: Appetite Quotes,
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The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.

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Now, good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!

Now, good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!

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Read o'er this
And after, this, and then to breakfast with
What appetite you have.

Read o'er this
And after, this, and then to breakfast with
What appetite you have.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Appetite Quotes,
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