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Etymology
Unknown. First attributed to Frederick the Great, and often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte.
Meanings
- One must eat properly if one wants to perform tasks well.
Translations (9)
da uden mad og drikke duer helten ikke (you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well) · nb uten mat og drikke duger helten ikke (you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well) · fi leipä miehen tiellä pitää (you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well) · th กองทัพเดินด้วยท้อง (you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well) · ga capall na hoibre an bia (you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well) · bg гладна мечка хоро не играе (you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well) · pl armia maszeruje na brzuchu (you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well) · de ohne Mampf kein Kampf (you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well) · ja 腹が減っては戦ができぬ (you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well)
wikipedia: Frederick the Great · wikipedia: Napoleon Bonaparte