Necessity

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Necessity is the mistress and guardian of Nature
It is necessity and not pleasure that compels us
Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy
Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities
The greatest man living may stand in need of the meanest, as much as the meanest does of him
Necessity knows no law except to conquer
Necessity never made a good bargain
Our necessities never equal our wants
Necessity is the mother of taking chances
Stern is the visage of necessity
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