Quotes
Quotes about Necessity
No, rather I abjure all roofs, and choose To wage against the emnity o' th' air, To be a comrade with the wolf and owl, Necessity's sharp pinch.
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent.
Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will.
Necessity never made a good bargain.
Necessity is the mother of invention, it is trueâbut it's father is creativity, and knowledge is the midwife.
An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity.
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but play is certainly the father.
I don't think necessity is the mother of inventionâinvention . . . arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.
Necessity dispenseth with decorum.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
Necessity knows no law except to conquer.
Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.
Necessity has no law.
Restlessness is discontent - and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man - and I will show you a failure.
If there is anything good about nobility it is that it enforces the necessity of avoiding degeneracy.
And I must bear What is ordained with patience, being aware Necessity doth front the universe With an invincible gesture.
Let sleep itself be an exercise in piety, for such as our life and conduct have been, so also of necessity will be our dreams.
Necessity is the plea of every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
We cannot conquer fate and necessity, yet we can yield to them in such a manner as to be greater than if we could.
As soon as sacrifice becomes a duty and necessity to mankind. I see no limit to the horizon which opens before him.
What one generation sees as a luxury, the next sees as a necessity.
Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of two everlasting hostile empires, Necessity and Freewill.
