Necessity Quotes
Most popular necessity quotes
![Necessity never made a good bargain. - Benjamin Franklin quote.](/img/q/71/771A-necessity-never-made-a-good-bargain-benjamin-franklin.png)
Necessity never made a good bargain.
![Necessity is harsh. Fate has no reprieve. - Euripides quote.](/img/q/28/2728A-necessity-is-harsh-fate-has-no-reprieve-euripides.png)
Necessity is harsh. Fate has no reprieve.
![Necessity is the mother of invention. - Plato quote.](/img/q/37/7337A-necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention-plato.png)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
![Ability and necessity dwell near each other. - Pythagoras quote.](/img/q/04/9704A-ability-and-necessity-dwell-near-each-other-pythagoras.png)
Ability and necessity dwell near each other.
![Nothing has more strength than dire necessity. - Euripides quote.](/img/q/64/10764A-nothing-has-more-strength-than-dire-necessity-euripides.png)
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom: it is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
![I don't know if fury can compete with necessity as the mother of invention, but I recommend it. - Gloria Steinem quote.](/img/q/33/31533A-i-dont-know-if-fury-can-compete-with-necessity-as-gloria-steinem.png)
I don't know if fury can compete with necessity as the mother of invention, but I recommend it.
![What throws a monkey wrench in
A fella's good intention?
That nasty old invention—
Necessity! - E. Y. “Yip” Harburg quote.](/img/q/30/33830A-what-throws-a-monkey-wrench-in-fellas-good-intention-that-e-y-yip-harburg.png)
What throws a monkey wrench in A fella's good intention? That nasty old invention— Necessity!
![The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention. - Plato quote.](/img/q/92/33892A-the-true-creator-is-necessity-who-is-mother-our-invention-plato.png)
The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.
![Against necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win. - Aeschylus quote.](/img/q/45/36445A-against-necessity-against-its-strength-no-one-can-fight-win-aeschylus.png)
Against necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win.
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention—invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.
![Necessity saves us the trouble of choosing. - Marquis de Vauvenargues quote.](/img/q/47/36447A-necessity-saves-us-the-trouble-of-choosing-marquis-de-vauvenargues.png)
Necessity saves us the trouble of choosing.
![When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant. - Eric Hoffer quote.](/img/q/51/36451A-when-grubbing-for-necessities-man-is-still-animal-he-becomes-eric-hoffer.png)
When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant.
![We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity. - H. G. Wells quote.](/img/q/55/36455A-we-are-kept-keen-on-the-grindstone-pain-necessity-h-g-wells.png)
We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity.