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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.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
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.
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Necessity is the author of change
Necessity is the author of change
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 never made a good bargain
Necessity never made a good bargain
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
