What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing

It is bad to live for necessity; but there is no necessity to live in necessity. [Lat., Malum est necessitati vivere; sed in necessitate vivere necessitas nulla est.]

I explained to the prime minister [Asgrimsson] that for the Czech Republic it was no choice, but necessity,

In the beginning, when I lived in apartments, it was a necessity. But now, even when I have a choice, I'm partial to container gardening. I like the different shapes and colors and designs of pots. I realize that, for me, it's as much about the containers as it is about the plants.

Necessity delivers us from the embarrassment of choice

The great necessity for destroying Japan's vital lifeline of shipping gave us no choice but to sink all Japanese ships encountered.