Sayings about Hunger
Hunger goes in a straight line, desire turns in circles. ~ Romanian Proverb
Hunger is felt by slave and king alike. ~ Ghanaian Proverb
The man who has eaten enough will never believe a hungry one. ~ Albanian Proverb
Hunger is the best cook, but he has nothing to eat. ~German Proverbs
The belly has no conscience. ~ German Proverb
Happiness rarely keeps company with an empty stomach. ~Japanese Proverbs
He who does not cultivate his field, will die of hunger. ~ Guinean Proverb
Let your head be more than a funnel to your stomach. ~ German Proverb
Ahungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverbs
You learn a lot about a man by his behavior when hungry. ~ Zambian Proverb
A light belly, heavy heart. ~ German Proverb
He who is hungry is never a good civil servant. ~Chinese Proverbs
When hunger gets inside you, nothing else can. ~ Yoruba Proverb
To a starving man bread is sweeter than honey. ~ Lithuanian Proverb
The belly is a bad adviser. ~ German Proverb
A hungry bear dances badly. ~ German Proverb
Hunger is the best seasoning. ~Swedish proverbs
Who talks a lot at the table will leave it hungry. ~ German Proverb
When you are very hungry, don’t be a poet. ~ Chinese Proverb
A hungry man praises every dish. ~Mexican Proverbs
Hunger will lead a fox out of the forest. ~Polish Proverbs
In the land of promise a man may die of hunger. ~Dutch Proverbs
Hunger brings people down, but pride can help them get up. ~ Mexican Proverb
If you go to bed hungry, you’ll wake up without having slept. ~ Lithuanian Proverb
Hunger, work, and sweat are the best herbs. ~ Icelandic Proverb
He is truly hungry who accepts defeat in a fight over meat. ~ Malagasy Proverb
The best advice one can give to the hungry is bread. ~Italian Proverbs
Depend on others and you’ll go hungry. ~ Nepalese Proverb
You can’t fill your belly painting pictures of bread. ~ Chinese Proverb
Better to go to bed hungry than to wake up in debt. ~ Traditional Proverb
Hunger drives good taste away. ~Indian Proverbs
With a full belly it is easy to talk about fasting. ~ Croatian Proverb
The right time to dine is: for the rich man, when he is hungry; and for the poor, when he has something to eat. ~ Mexican Proverb
The stomach has no windows. ~ Albanian Proverb
Another man’s bread will not fill your belly. ~Arabian Proverbs
There is no such thing as bad food when you are really hungry. ~ Japanese Proverb
The stomach is not content with nice words. ~Norwegian Proverbs
The most extensive land is the human belly. ~ Rwandan Proverb
Hunger leads the wolf to the village. ~ German Proverb
He who cries today that he has no bread will cry again tomorrow because he isn’t hungry. ~ German Proverb
Whenever I work hard for other people, I always sleep on an empty stomach. ~ Bantu Proverb
The full person does not understand the needs of the hungry. ~Irish Proverbs
You cannot reason with a hungry belly; it has no ears. ~ Greek Proverb
You don’t satisfy your hunger by watching others work. ~ Armenian Proverb
The eyes are bigger than the belly. ~ Dutch Proverb
One day of hunger is not starvation. ~ Congolese Proverb
When the stomach is full the heart is glad. ~ Dutch Proverb
What good is honor when you’re starving? ~ Yiddish Proverb
He who has children will never die of starvation. ~ Yiddish Proverb
On an empty belly every burden is heavy. ~Russian Proverbs
No clock is more regular than the belly. ~French Proverbs
A hungry man smells meat far. ~ Scottish Proverb
There is no god like one’s stomach; we must sacrifice to it every day. ~ Beninese Proverb
The starving man will never burn his bread. ~ Croatian Proverb
The stomach never gets full with licking. ~ Estonian Proverb
He who goes to bed hungry dreams of pancakes. ~ Maltese Proverb
If you want your children to enjoy a quiet life let them suffer a little hunger and a little cold. ~ Chinese Proverb
Hunger and cold surrender a man to his enemy. ~ Portuguese Proverb
You dance better with a full belly than with a new dress. ~ French Proverb
He who has had enough to eat thinks of serving God; the hungry think of stealing. ~ Tibetan Proverb
Only the man who is not hungry says the coconut has a hard shell. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
A good meal ought to begin with hunger. ~ French Proverb
Whatever satisfies hunger is good food. ~ Chinese Proverb
A hungry dog does not fear the stick. ~ Italian Proverb
If you starve for three days, there is no thought that does not invade your imagination. ~ Korean Proverb
An empty stomach will not listen to anything. ~ Spanish Proverb
You can say anything to a man with a full stomach. ~ Jamaican Proverb
Quotations about Hunger
Hunger is the mother of impatience and anger. ~ Johann Georg von Zimmermann
Hunger was the best seasoning for meat. ~ Cicero
You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. This is how prayer works. ~ Pope Francis
If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger. ~ Buzz Aldrin
Hunger knows no friend but its feeder. ~ Aristophanes
I hear Socrates saying that the best seasoning for food is hunger; for drink, thirst. ~ Cicero
Where there is Hunger, Law is not regarded; and where Law is not regarded, there will be Hunger. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Starvation, not sin, is the parent of modern crime. ~ Oscar Wilde
Hunger is the teacher of the arts, and the bestower of invention. ~ Persius
I can’t talk religion to a man with bodily hunger in his eyes. ~ George Bernard Shaw
I suspect that hunger was my mother. ~ Plautus, Stichus
A stomach accustomed to hunger is satisfied with very little. ~ José Saramago
Hungry bellies have no ears. ~ Francois Rabelais
Hunger allows no choice. ~ W. H. Auden
A hungry dog hunts best. ~ Lee Trevino
Hunger is a powerful incentive to introspection. ~ Willa Cather
A hungry man is not a free man. ~ Adlai Stevenson
Hunger is a powerful reorganizer of the conscience. ~ Margaret Atwood
A hungry man is an angry man. ~ Aziz Dweik
No clock is more regular than the belly. ~ Francois Rabelais
One who could hunger could starve. ~ Octavia Butler
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Hunger is sharper than the sword. ~ Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
Hunger makes a fool of a man. ~ H. G. Wells
Hunger steals the memory. ~ Louise Erdrich
The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. ~ Mother Teresa
A hungry people listens not to reason, not cares for justice, nor is bent by any prayers. ~ Seneca
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