Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, but fear, too, is not barren of ingenious suggestions.

Joseph Conrad
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, but fear,...
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, but fear,...
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, but fear,...
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, but fear,...
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Necessity is not exactly the mother of invention. The idea that necessity is the mother of invention is a quote that has been widely misunderstood for decades. It was likely misattributed to Shakespeare and then later mistranslated into French. The original quote is: “Necessity is not always the mother of invention; yet she makes one think, and she is the mother of necessity; and when we cannot invent, we must think.”

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