Careful Words

hunger (n.)

hunger (v.)

Blessing on him who invented sleep,—the mantle that covers all human thoughts, the food that appeases hunger, the drink that quenches thirst, the fire that warms cold, the cold that moderates heat, and, lastly, the general coin that purchases all things, the balance and weight that equals the shepherd with the king, and the simple with the wise.—Jarvis's translation.

  If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

New Testament: Romans xii. 20.

Magister artis ingenique largitor

Venter

(Hunger is the teacher of the arts and the bestower of invention).

Persius: Prolog. line 10.

Obliged by hunger and request of friends.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744): Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot. Prologue to the Satires. Line 44.

Oppress'd with two weak evils, age and hunger.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): As You Like It. Act ii. Sc. 7.