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If people should ever start to do only what is necessary millions would die of hunger.
If people should ever start to do only what is necessary millions would die of hunger.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
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.]
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.
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.
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 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.
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
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.
