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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.]
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 never made a good bargain.
Necessity never made a good bargain.
Without death and decay, how could life go on?
Without death and decay, how could life go on?
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Our necessities are few but our wants are endless.
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
[Lat., Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit.]
Necessity makes even the timid brave.
[Lat., Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit.]