quotations about the belly
May God look with hatred on the belly and its food; it is through them that chastity breaks down.
PALLADAS
attributed, Greek Anthology
The belly is not filled with fair words.
FRANÇOIS RABELAIS
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When the belly is full the mind is amongst the maids.
UNKNOWN
MS. Proverbs
Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.
JONATHAN SWIFT
Polite Conversation
The belly carries the legs, and not the legs the belly.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
Don Quixote
The belly is like a spoiled baby; give me, give me, give me.
R. FREDERICK CAPITOLIN
Your God Is Your Belly!
How many men are kept busy to humor a single belly!
SENECA
Epistulae ad Lucilium
What is got over the Devil's back is spent under the Devil's belly.
FRANÇOIS RABELAIS
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