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Hunger5 quotes
No fear can stand up to hunger, no patience can wear it out, disgust simply does not exist where hunger is; and as to superstition, beliefs, and what you may call principles, they are less than chaff in a breeze. — Joseph Conrad · 1899When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting. — St. Jerome · 395Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. — Tom Joad · 1940Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Tis not the meat, but 'tis the appetite
Makes eating a delight. — Sir John Suckling · 1641Appetite1 quote
Tis not the meat, but 'tis the appetite
Makes eating a delight. — Sir John Suckling · 1641Causes of crime1 quote
Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Crime1 quote
Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Fighting for justice1 quote
Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. — Tom Joad · 1940Hunger and desperation1 quote
No fear can stand up to hunger, no patience can wear it out, disgust simply does not exist where hunger is; and as to superstition, beliefs, and what you may call principles, they are less than chaff in a breeze. — Joseph Conrad · 1899Moral theory1 quote
Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Morality1 quote
Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Perspective1 quote
When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting. — St. Jerome · 395Poverty1 quote
Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. — Tom Joad · 1940