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Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
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.]
Obliged by hunger and request of friends.
Obliged by hunger and request of friends.
Hunger is sharper than the sword.
Hunger is sharper than the sword.
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.]
Bone and Skin, two millers thin,
Would starve us all, or near it;
But be it known read more
Bone and Skin, two millers thin,
Would starve us all, or near it;
But be it known to Skin and Bone
That Flesh and Blood can't bear it.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
