Hunger is the best sauce

Meaning: Food tastes better when you're truly hungry.

Origin: Latin proverb (Optimum condimentum fames), attributed to Cicero.

Translations

• French: L'appétit est le meilleur cuisinier (literally: Appetite is the best cook)
• Spanish: A buen hambre, no hay mal pan (literally: With good hunger, there's no bad bread)
• Japanese: 空腹は最高の調味料 (Kūfuku wa saikō no chōmiryō) (literally: Hunger is the best seasoning)

More proverbs about Human Nature

• The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world — Mothers have profound influence on society.
• No news is good news — The absence of bad news is itself good news.
• Every man for himself — In crisis, everyone must look after their own interests.
• No man is an island — Humans need connection with others.
• Beggars on horseback — Those given power abuse it worst.
• Familiarity breeds contempt — Being too close to something can reduce appreciation for it.

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