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Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two read more
Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the author of change
Necessity is the author of change
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
Necessity takes impartially the highest and the lowest.
[Lat., Aequa lege necessitas
Sortitur insignes et imos.]
Necessity takes impartially the highest and the lowest.
[Lat., Aequa lege necessitas
Sortitur insignes et imos.]
It is surprising what a man can do when he has to, and how little most men will do when read more
It is surprising what a man can do when he has to, and how little most men will do when they don't have to.
It is necessity and not pleasure that compels us.
[It., Necessita c'induce, e non diletto.]
It is necessity and not pleasure that compels us.
[It., Necessita c'induce, e non diletto.]
