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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.
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 mother of invention, it is true -- but it's father is creativity, and knowledge is the midwife.
Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true -- but it's father is creativity, and knowledge is the midwife.
Necessity is the author of change
Necessity is the author of change
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.
Make yourself necessary to somebody.
Make yourself necessary to somebody.
It is necessity and not pleasure that compels us.
[It., Necessita c'induce, e non diletto.]
It is necessity and not pleasure that compels us.
[It., Necessita c'induce, e non diletto.]
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
