Herein lies the supreme wisdom, human and divine; and the task of philosophy consists in teaching men to submit joyously to Necessity which hears nothing and is indifferent to all.
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Lev Shestov
I did not grasp all these details - and many more - right away. They came to my notice with time and as a result of necessity. I would be in the direst of dire straits, facing a bleak future, when some small thing, some...
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Yann Martel
Necessity has no law.
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Anonymous
Necessity the mother of invention.
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Anonymous
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants it is the creed of slaves.
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William Pitt
More Quotes By Mark Twain
Where law ends there tyranny begins.
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants it is the creed of slaves.
Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.
If I were an American as I am an Englishman while a foreign troop was landed in my country I never would lay down my arms - never! never! never!
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who posses it; and this I know, my lords: that where law ends, tyranny begins.
