Necessity Quotes ( 10 - 20 of 53 )
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.
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
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--thou best of peacemakers,
As well as surest prompter of invention.
Necessity--thou best of peacemakers,
As well as surest prompter 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.]
Omission to do what is necessary
Seals a commission to a blank of danger;
And danger, like read more
Omission to do what is necessary
Seals a commission to a blank of danger;
And danger, like an ague, subtly taints
Even then when we sit idly in the sun.
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.
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.
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.
Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two read more
Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will.