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  What it means

  “A hungry person thinks of bread.” Whatever you lack most is what occupies your mind. People’s thoughts are shaped by their immediate needs and desires.

  English equivalent

  The belly rules the mind.

  Vocabulary

  • głodny — hungry
  • chleb — bread
  • myśl — thought, mind

  Grammar note

  'Głodnemu' is the dative of 'głodny', used here as a dative of interest ('for the hungry person'). 'Na myśli' is the locative of 'myśl'.

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