Is there an idiomatic phrase to express this?

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Hunger and cold tempt men to steal.

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The one you quoted appears quite sufficient for the purpose.

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@contrex,

Thank you Contrex.
Could we find one more?

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@oristarA,

Are you looking for an idiomatic phrase or an idiom, Ori? It sounds like maybe the latter.

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A hungry man is an angry man. - Bob Marley

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@oristarA,

Similarly : During hard times it's a dog eat dog existence.

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@oristarA,

"give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, but if keep a man hungry and cold and he'll beat the **** out of you and take all of the fish you were gonna hand out to hungry people, and then he will steal your coat"....(eskimo proverb)

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@farmerman,

I doubt it.

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@JTT,

JTT wrote:

Are you looking for an idiomatic phrase or an idiom, Ori? It sounds like maybe the latter.

Both.
If latter, hard to find one?

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@Ceili,

Ceili wrote:

A hungry man is an angry man. - Bob Marley

Cute.

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@33export,

33export wrote:

Similarly : During hard times it's a dog eat dog existence.

Cool.

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@farmerman,

farmerman wrote:

"give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, but if keep a man hungry and cold and he'll beat the **** out of you and take all of the fish you were gonna hand out to hungry people, and then he will steal your coat"....(eskimo proverb)

Too complicated... Wink

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