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They that die by famine die by inches.
They that die by famine die by inches.
Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and the expression of energy associated with it.
Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and the expression of energy associated with it.
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.
Our lives are to be used and thus to be lived as fully as possible, and truly it seems that read more
Our lives are to be used and thus to be lived as fully as possible, and truly it seems that we are never so alive as when we concern ourselves with other people.
It is difficult to spear to the belly, because it has no ears.
It is difficult to spear to the belly, because it has no ears.
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.]
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 that persuades to evil.
[Lat., Malesuada fames.]
Hunger that persuades to evil.
[Lat., Malesuada fames.]
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.