"Necessity is the mother of invention" Proverb of unknown origins. Earliest reference Aesop's fable. I've been quoting the proverb for a long time. Thank you f

"Necessity is the mother of invention" Proverb of unknown origins. Earliest reference Aesop's fable. I've been quoting the proverb for a long time. Thank you for the quote, I feel it says basically the same thing but I appreciate the different wording and that it is attributed to Plato.