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We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
The chalice is ephemeral.
Jesus' blood eternal.
The chalice is ephemeral.
Jesus' blood eternal.
Necessity hath no law. Feigned necessities, imaginary
necessities, are the greatest cozenage men can put upon the
Providence read more
Necessity hath no law. Feigned necessities, imaginary
necessities, are the greatest cozenage men can put upon the
Providence of God, and make pretences to break known rules by.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity takes impartially the highest and the lowest.
[Lat., Aequa lege necessitas
Sortitur insignes et imos.]
Necessity takes impartially the highest and the lowest.
[Lat., Aequa lege necessitas
Sortitur insignes et imos.]
It is surprising what a man can do when he has to, and how little most men will do when read more
It is surprising what a man can do when he has to, and how little most men will do when they don't have to.
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.
Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure read more
Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow
Thanne is it wysdom, as thynketh me,
To maken vertu of necessite,
And take it weel, that read more
Thanne is it wysdom, as thynketh me,
To maken vertu of necessite,
And take it weel, that we may not eschu,
And namely that that to us alle is due.
