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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.]
Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true, but its father is creativity, and knowledge is the midwife
Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true, but its father is creativity, and knowledge is the midwife
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
[Lat., Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit.]
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
[Lat., Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit.]
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
[Lat., Necessitas ultimum et maximum telum est.]
Necessity is the last and strongest weapon.
[Lat., Necessitas ultimum et maximum telum est.]
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.
