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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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Hunger is the best sauce in the world.
[Sp., La mejor salsa del mundo es la hambre.]

Hunger is the best sauce in the world.
[Sp., La mejor salsa del mundo es la hambre.]

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

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

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There are so many hungry people that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

There are so many hungry people that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

by Corita Kent Found in: Hunger Quotes,
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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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Oliver Twist has asked for more.

Oliver Twist has asked for more.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Hunger Quotes,
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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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A hungry man is not a free man.

A hungry man is not a free man.

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