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    "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."]

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A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times

A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times

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And through the hall there walked to and fro
A jolly yeoman, marshall of the same,
Whose read more

And through the hall there walked to and fro
A jolly yeoman, marshall of the same,
Whose name was Appetite; he did bestow
Both guestes and meate, whenever in they came,
And knew them how to order without blame.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: Appetite Quotes,
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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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My appetite comes to me while eating.

My appetite comes to me while eating.

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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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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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Keen appetite
And quick digestion wait on you and yours.

Keen appetite
And quick digestion wait on you and yours.

by John Dryden Found in: Appetite Quotes,
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When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what
is before thee:
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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.

by Bible 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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