When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.

Plenus venter facile de jejuniis disputat.

St. Jerome

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Hunger Perspective

Author

St. Jerome

Source

Letters of St. Jerome

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

Latin

Time

390s 4th century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Catholic saint Clergyman Christian Writer

From

Europe Roman Empire

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Saint Jerome. "Letter LVIII: To Paulinus." Letters of Saint Jerome. 395.

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