"an army marches on its stomach" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: Unknown; first attributed to Frederick the Great, and often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-proverb}} an army marches on its stomach
  1. You must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well. Wikipedia link: Frederick the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte Translations (Translations): uden mad og drikke duer helten ikke (Danish), leipä miehen tiellä pitää (Finnish), ohne Mampf kein Kampf (German), uten mat og drikke duger helten ikke (Norwegian Bokmål), armia maszeruje na brzuchu (Polish)
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