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Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts read more
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.
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.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
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.]
Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity.
Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity.
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.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
