necessity knows no law
English
Proverb
necessity knows no law
- A person who is in great need of something will find a way to get it, and break the law if needed.
- necessity knows no law, there is no pity and no mercy in war
- 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
- "Necessity knows no law."
Synonyms
- needs must when the devil drives
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