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Necessity never made a good bargain.
Necessity never made a good bargain.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Necessity is the author of change
Necessity is the author of change
To make necessity a virtue (a virtue of necessity).
[Lat., Necessitatem in virtutem commutarum.]
To make necessity a virtue (a virtue of necessity).
[Lat., Necessitatem in virtutem commutarum.]
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.
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.]
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
