Qui dort dîne
Meaning: Sleep takes the place of a meal you cannot afford.
Language: French
Literally: He who sleeps, dines
Category: Daily Life
Origin: A medieval inn maxim, generally read as innkeepers' logic for charging a guest who took a bed but no supper. The consolation is thin and was probably always meant to be.
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