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    By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent.

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Necessity dispenseth with decorum.

Necessity dispenseth with decorum.

by Thomas Fuller, M.d. Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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Necessity when threatening is more powerful than device of man.
[Lat., Efficacior omni arte imminens necessitas.]

Necessity when threatening is more powerful than device of man.
[Lat., Efficacior omni arte imminens necessitas.]

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Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

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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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We do what we must, and call it by the best names.

We do what we must, and call it by the best names.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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Necessity knows no law except to conquer.

Necessity knows no law except to conquer.

by Publilius Syrus Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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Thanne is it wysdom, as thynketh me,
To maken vertu of necessite,
And take it weel, that read more

Thanne is it wysdom, as thynketh me,
To maken vertu of necessite,
And take it weel, that we may not eschu,
And namely that that to us alle is due.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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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.

by William Pitt Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
[Lat., Necessitas ultimum et maximum telum est.]

Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
[Lat., Necessitas ultimum et maximum telum est.]

by Titus Livy Found in: Necessity Quotes,
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