Fair words fill not the belly. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- Hunger is the best sauce.
- Poverty is not a shame; but the being ashamed of it is.
- Hunger drives the wolf out of the woods.
- Hungry bellies have no ears.
- Fat paunches have lean pates.
- When the pig has had a belly full, it upsets the trough.
- Wine has drowned more men than the sea.
- The first glass for thirst, the second for nourishment, the third for pleasure and the fourth for madness.
- Hunger makes hard beans sweet.
- A hungry man smells meat afar off.
- To a full belly all meat is bad.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Peculium re non verbis augetur.
Saving is not increased by words.
French
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Belles paroles n'emplissent pas la bourse.
Fine words don't fill the purse.
German
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Von Worten wird der Bauch nicht voll.
Words do not fill the belly.
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Der Bauch läßt sich nicht mit Worten abspeisen.
The belly cannot be fobbed off with words.
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Schöne Worte füllen den Sack nicht.
Fine words do not fill the bag.
Czech
- Hlad se nedá slovy utišiti.
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Hezkými řečmi se nenajíš.
You can't feed on pretty talk.