Quotations, Proverbs & Sayings

Research Database of Quotes

It is sometimes difficult to be inspired when trying to write a persuasive essay, book report or thoughtful research paper. Often of times, it is hard to find words that best describe your ideas. Paper-Research now provides a database of over 150,000 quotations and proverbs from the famous inventors, philosophers, sportsmen, artists, celebrities, business people, and authors that are aimed to enrich and strengthen your essay, term paper, book report, thesis or research paper.

Try our free search of constantly updated quotations and proverbs database.

Browse Topics

(Click a letter to view the topics)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Necessity

«Necessity, the mother of invention»
«Any biographer must of necessity become a pilgrim a peripatetic, obsessed literary pilgrim, a traveler with four eyes.»
«Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity»
Author: Democritus | About: Chance, Necessity
«Make yourself necessary to somebody.»
«Comes over one an absolute necessity to move. And what is more, to move in some particular direction. A double necessity then: to get on the move, and to know whither.»
«It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll. He thought of the woman. Now he would have given all he had or ever might have to hold her warm in his arms, both of them wrapped in one blanket, and sleep. All hopes of eternity and all gain from the past he would have given to have her there, to be wrapped warm with him in one blanket, and sleep, only sleep. It seemed the sleep with the woman in his arms was the only necessity.»
«Great necessity elevates man, petty necessity casts him down»
«Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.»
«Necessity, who is the mother of invention.»
Author: Plato (Philosopher) | About: Necessity
«Necessity does everything well.»

Pages: 1 2 3 4 Next »