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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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"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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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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The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.

The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.

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Young children and chickens would ever be eating.

Young children and chickens would ever be eating.

by Thomas Tusser Found in: Appetite Quotes,
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Who riseth from a feast
With that keen appetite that he sits down?

Who riseth from a feast
With that keen appetite that he sits down?

by William Shakespeare Found in: Appetite Quotes,
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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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Now, good digestion wait on appetite, and health on both!

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

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My forces are not enfeebled, I find no decay in my strength; my
provisions are not cut off, I read more

My forces are not enfeebled, I find no decay in my strength; my
provisions are not cut off, I find no abhorring in mine appetite;
my counsels are not corrupted nor infatuated, I find no false
apprehensions to work upon mine understanding; and yet they see
that invisibly, and I feel that insensibly, the disease prevails.

by Dr. John Donne Found in: Appetite Quotes,
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Now good digestion wait on appetite,
And health on both!

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

by William Shakespeare Found in: Appetite Quotes,
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