necessity is the mother of invention

English

a person in need will find a way

Hungarian: a szükség találékonnyá tesz
Icelandic: neyðin kennir naktri konu að spinna
Italian: il bisogno aguzza l'ingegno, di necessità virtù
Japanese: 必要は発明の母 (hitsuyō-wa hatsumei-no haha)
Norwegian: nød lærer naken kvinne å spinne (need teaches (a) naked woman how to spin)
Polish: potrzeba jest matką wynalazków (pl)
Portuguese: a necessidade aguça o engenho, a necessidade é a mãe de toda invenção
Russian: голь на вы́думку хитра́ (ru) (golʹ na výdumku xitrá) (lit., "poor people are crafty")
Spanish: la necesidad aguza el ingenio
Swedish: nöden är uppfinningarnas moder

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