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 Necessity makes even the timid brave.
 [Lat., Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit.]  
 Necessity makes even the timid brave.
 [Lat., Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit.] 
Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.
Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed read more
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
 Learn on how little man may live, and how small a portion nature 
requires.
 [Lat., Discite quam parvo read more 
 Learn on how little man may live, and how small a portion nature 
requires.
 [Lat., Discite quam parvo liceat producere vitam,
  Et quantum natura petat.] 
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Necessity is stronger far than art.
Necessity is stronger far than art.