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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.
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
It is bad to live for necessity; but there is no necessity to
live in necessity.
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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.]
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Necessity is stronger far than art.
Necessity is stronger far than art.
The chalice is ephemeral.
Jesus' blood eternal.
The chalice is ephemeral.
Jesus' blood eternal.
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.
