an army marches on its stomach

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Unknown. First attributed to Frederick the Great, and often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte.

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: гладна мечка хоро не играе (gladna mečka horo ne igrae) — you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well
• Danish: uden mad og drikke duer helten ikke — you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well
• Finnish: leipä miehen tiellä pitää — you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well
• German: ohne Mampf kein Kampf — you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well
• Irish: capall na hoibre an bia — you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well
• Japanese: 腹が減っては戦ができぬ (hara ga hette wa ikusa ga dekinu) — you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well
• Norwegian Bokmål: uten mat og drikke duger helten ikke — you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well
• Polish: armia maszeruje na brzuchu — you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well
• Thai: กองทัพเดินด้วยท้อง (gɔɔng-táp-dəən-dûai-tɔ́ɔng) — you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well