Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.
Need
Long is the arm of the needy.Gaelic.
Need makes the naked man run.
Need makes the naked queen spin.
Need makes the old wife trot.French, Spanish, Dutch, Danish.
Need makes virtue.
Need teaches things unlawful.Seneca.
Need will have its course.
One often has need of a lesser than himself.French.
There is no need to bind up one’s head before it is broken.Italian.
There is no need to blow what does not burn you.Danish.