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I can't talk religion to a man with bodily hunger in his eyes.
I can't talk religion to a man with bodily hunger in his eyes.
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.
Cruel as death, and hungry at the grave.
Cruel as death, and hungry at the grave.
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.]
If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.
If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
Oliver Twist has asked for more.
The pathos of man is that he hungers for personal fulfillment and for a sense of community with others.
The pathos of man is that he hungers for personal fulfillment and for a sense of community with others.
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.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
