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English originc. 1608
Hunger will break through stone walls.
Meaning: Desperation drives people to overcome barriers they'd otherwise consider insurmountable.
Origin: In Shakespeare's Coriolanus (c. 1608), the proud general Marcius sneers at the proverbs the starving citizens repeat: "That hunger broke stone walls, that dogs must eat." The saying means that desperate need will overcome any barrier.
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