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The man who has eaten enough will never believe a hungry one.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian about man

Eat when you are hungry; drink when you are dry.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about drinking, americans

When a woman is hungry, she says, Roast something for the children that they might eat.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about children, woman

He who gets the grace of the women is neither hungry nor thirsty.

Proverbs and old sayings Bengali about grace

A hungry man is glad to get boiled wheat.

Proverbs and old sayings British about man

Eat when you're hungry. Drink when you're thirsty. Sleep when you're tired.

Proverbs and old sayings Buddhist about sleep, drinking

Don't let an angry man wash dishes; don't let a hungry man guard rice.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about man

He who is hungry is never a good civil servant.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good, good luck

If you are too modest you will go hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings Congolese

Ambition and revenge are always hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about ambition, revenge

The fat sow knows not what the hungry sow suffers.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

A hungry dog and a thirsty horse take no heed of blows.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

A hungry belly has no ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Pass by your enemy hungry but never naked.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about enemies

Eat when you're hungry, and drink when you're dry.

Proverbs and old sayings English about drinking

A too modest man goes hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about man

An overly modest man goes hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about man

A man who is too modest goes hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about man

Only the man who is not hungry says the coconut has a hard shell.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about man

There is no bitter crust to a hungry person.

Proverbs and old sayings about bitter, people