Necessity Quotes

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All art is concerned with coming into being; for it is concerned neither with things that are, or come into being by necessity, nor with… — Aristotle
In civilized communities men's idiosyncrasies are mitigated by the necessity of conforming to certain rules of behavior. Culture is a mask that hides their faces. — W. Somerset Maugham
Necessity knows no law; I know some attorneys of the same. — Benjamin Franklin
In India, 'cold weather' is merely a conventional phrase and has come into use through the necessity of having some way to distinguish between weather… — Mark Twain
Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, for opinion in good men is but knowledge in… — John Milton
The whole inspiration of our civilization springs from the teachings of Christ and the lessons of the prophets. To read the Bible for these fundamentals… — Herbert Hoover
He who denies his own vanity usually possesses it in so brutal a form that he instinctively shuts his eyes to avoid the necessity of… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Travel, which was once either a necessity or an adventure, has become very largely a commodity, and from all sides we are persuaded into thinking… — Jan Morris
Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something without feeling the necessity to prove someone else wrong. — Sydney J. Harris
But when you come right down to it, the reason that we did this job is because it was an organic necessity. If you are… — J. Robert Oppenheimer
In one word, to draw the rule from experience, one must generalize; this is a necessity that imposes itself on the most circumspect observer. — Henri Poincare
The existence of a first cause of the universe is a necessity of thought ... Amid the mysteries which become more mysterious the more they… — Herbert Spencer
For me, the idea of a creation is not conceivable without invoking the necessity of design. One cannot be exposed to the law and order… — Wernher von Braun
Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force of a new social order in which efficiency is no longer an option… — Jacques Ellul
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… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Necessity is the mistress and guide of nature. — Leonardo da Vinci
Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance. — Max Eastman
Sometimes you may feel very sad, because sadness also belongs to God. Sadness is also divine. There is no necessity to always be happy. Then… — Rajneesh
Of the various executive abilities, no one excited more anxious concern than that of placing the interests of our fellow-citizens in the hands of honest… — Thomas Jefferson
Necessity makes an honest man a knave. — Daniel Defoe
Art is a necessity, an essential part of our enlightenment process. — Ken Danby
Security used to be an inconvenience sometimes, but now it's a necessity all the time. — Martina Navratilova
Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity, and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for the sake of the latter.… — Samuel Adams
'Useful,' and 'necessity' was always 'the tyrant's plea'. — C.S. Lewis
We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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