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Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
No, rather I abjure all roofs, and choose
To wage against the emnity o' th' air,
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No, rather I abjure all roofs, and choose
To wage against the emnity o' th' air,
To be a comrade with the wolf and owl,
Necessity's sharp pinch.
Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.
Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
It is bad to live for necessity; but there is no necessity to
live in necessity.
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It is bad to live for necessity; but there is no necessity to
live in necessity.
[Lat., Malum est necessitati vivere; sed in necessitate vivere
necessitas nulla est.]
Necessity never made a good bargain
Necessity never made a good bargain
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
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.
