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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. 
 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. 
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
 It is bad to live for necessity; but there is no necessity to 
live in necessity.
 [Lat., Malum read more 
 It is bad to live for necessity; but there is no necessity to 
live in necessity.
 [Lat., Malum est necessitati vivere; sed in necessitate vivere 
necessitas nulla est.] 
 Learn on how little man may live, and how small a portion nature 
requires.
 [Lat., Discite quam parvo read more 
 Learn on how little man may live, and how small a portion nature 
requires.
 [Lat., Discite quam parvo liceat producere vitam,
  Et quantum natura petat.] 
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
Make yourself necessary to somebody.
Make yourself necessary to somebody.
Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.