Accounts Quote by Arthur E. Kennelly

Necessity is the mother of invention

— Anonymous

Invention is the mother of necessity.

— Thorstein Veblen

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

— Plato

Necessary is the mother of invention…

— Mulfat

Necessity is literally the mother of invention.

— Plato

Necessity is the mother of all invention.

— Albert Einstein

Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise. "Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly proverb. "Necessity…

— Alfred North Whitehead

Necessity, the mother of invention.

— Anonymous

How true is that necessity is the mother of invention, how very true.

— Yann Martel

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save…

— Agatha Christie

Necessity, mother of invention.

— William Wycherley

Necessity, who is the mother of our invention.

— Plato