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    Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, cutting off the soul from what it desires. If a man would travel far along the mystic road, he must learn to desire God intensely but in stillness, passively and yet with all his heart and mind and strength.

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Oliver Twist has asked for more.

Oliver Twist has asked for more.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Hunger Quotes,
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Obliged by hunger and request of friends.

Obliged by hunger and request of friends.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Hunger Quotes,
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The belly is the teacher of art and the bestower of genius.
[Lat., Magister artis ingeniique largitor venter.]

The belly is the teacher of art and the bestower of genius.
[Lat., Magister artis ingeniique largitor venter.]

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"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."

by Donna Reed Found in: Hunger Quotes,
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Hunger that persuades to evil.
[Lat., Malesuada fames.]

Hunger that persuades to evil.
[Lat., Malesuada fames.]

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I hear Socrates saying that the best seasoning for food is
hunger; for drink, thirst.
[Lat., Socratem audio read more

I hear Socrates saying that the best seasoning for food is
hunger; for drink, thirst.
[Lat., Socratem audio dicentem, cibi condimentum essa famem,
potionis sitim.]

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They that die by famine die by inches.

They that die by famine die by inches.

by Matthew (mathew) Henry Found in: Hunger Quotes,
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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.

by J. Saunders Redding Found in: Hunger Quotes,
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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.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Hunger Quotes,
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