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Samuel Smiles: Necessity, oftener than facility, has been the mother of invention; and the…

Necessity, oftener than facility, has been the mother of invention; and the most prolific school of all has been the school of difficulty.

In today’s wordsNecessity, more often than ease, has been the mother of invention, and the most productive school of all has been the school of difficulty.

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From the book Self-Help. Ch. 4, as quoted in A Dictionary of Quotations in Prose (compiled by Anna L. Ward, 1889)

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