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    Omission to do what is necessary
    Seals a commission to a blank of danger;
    And danger, like an ague, subtly taints
    Even then when we sit idly in the sun.

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Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

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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.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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Necessity hath no law. Feigned necessities, imaginary
necessities, are the greatest cozenage men can put upon the
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Necessity hath no law. Feigned necessities, imaginary
necessities, are the greatest cozenage men can put upon the
Providence of God, and make pretences to break known rules by.

by Oliver Cromwell Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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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.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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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.

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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.]

by Hadrianus Julius Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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Now we sit close about this taper here
And call in question our necessities.

Now we sit close about this taper here
And call in question our necessities.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

by Karl Marx Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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Necessity is the mother of invention.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

by Jonathan Swift Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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