Catechism of the Catholic Church
Paragraph 2535
The sensitive appetite leads us to desire pleasant things we do not have, e.g., the desire to eat when we are hungry or to warm ourselves when we are cold. These desires are good in themselves; but often they exceed the limits of reason and drive us to covet unjustly what is not ours and belongs to another or is owed to him. (1767)
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- Proverbs 27:7·BibleProverbs 27:7
Saciado o apetite, calca aos pés o favo de mel; para o faminto tudo o que é amargo parece doce.