an army marches on its stomach

English

Etymology

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

Proverb

an army marches on its stomach

1. One must eat properly if one wants to perform tasks well.

Translations

you must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well

• Bulgarian: гладна мечка хоро не играе (gladna mečka horo ne igrae)
• Danish: uden mad og drikke duer helten ikke
• Finnish: leipä miehen tiellä pitää
• German: ohne Mampf kein Kampf
• Irish: capall na hoibre an bia
• Japanese: 腹が減っては戦ができぬ (hara ga hette wa ikusa ga dekinu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: uten mat og drikke duger helten ikke

• Polish: armia maszeruje na brzuchu
• Thai: กองทัพเดินด้วยท้อง (gɔɔng-táp-dəən-dûai-tɔ́ɔng)