proverb · Words worth keeping
A hungry wolf is never at rest.
A hungry wolf is never at rest.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
A hungry wolf never resting gives an unmet need a restless image. The saying connects pressure with continuing effort to meet it.
What the words are saying
The animal sentence is not a verified behaviour rule or a medical account of hunger. A qualified human reading takes needs seriously without predicting danger or assuming that constant effort can resolve scarcity. Rest and practical support remain legitimate, and deprivation should not be romanticised.
Everyday example
Someone listens to an unmet need and offers practical support rather than praising endless effort alone.
When to use it
Use it as a qualified need-and-restlessness image.
What it does not mean
No animal finding, diagnosis or inevitable behaviour through hunger is established.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
Spain
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin.- Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 893; PDF page 79; collection label: Spain
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.
- Culture
- Spain