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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 is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity never made a good bargain
Necessity never made a good bargain
Learn on how little man may live, and how small a portion nature
requires.
[Lat., Discite quam parvo read more
Learn on how little man may live, and how small a portion nature
requires.
[Lat., Discite quam parvo liceat producere vitam,
Et quantum natura petat.]
Necessity is the author of change
Necessity is the author of change
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
Necessity is the mother of "taking chances"
Necessity is the mother of "taking chances"
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
