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How to say Necessity is the mother of All Invention in Italian

June 17, 2025 By Larry Aiello

In order to say “Necessity is the mother of All Invention” in Italian” the translation for the image below is as follows:

La  povertà – the poverty (a feminine noun in Italian)

É la madre – is the mother

Di tutte le arti – of all the arts (invention)

The saying is:

La  povertà è la madre di tutte le arti

This is also similar to the English saying of “Necessity is the mother of all invention”. The word poverty ties into the necessity aspect of this proverb.

An alternative proverb in Italian you can say is:  necessità aguzza l’ingegno,

In this case the Italian verb aguzzare means to sharpen.

The word ingegno means ingenuity, intelligence or talent.

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Another Italian Proverb: I Grandi Dolori Sono Muti

How to say "Necessity is the Mother of All Invention" in Italian

How to say “Necessity is the Mother of All Invention” in Italian

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