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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.]
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed read more
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
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.]
Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
Art imitates nature, and necessity is the mother of invention.
The chalice is ephemeral.
Jesus' blood eternal.
The chalice is ephemeral.
Jesus' blood eternal.
