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Necessity never made a good bargain
Necessity never made a good bargain
Without death and decay, how could life go on?
Without death and decay, how could life go on?
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 mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or
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It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or
whether I am serious, just as it is not necessary for me to know
it myself.
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
[Lat., Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit.]
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
[Lat., Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit.]
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
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.
The art of our necessities is strange, That can make vile things precious.
The art of our necessities is strange, That can make vile things precious.
