"laiskuus on keksintöjen äiti" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Finnish]

Etymology: Literally, “laziness is the mother of inventions”. Similar to hätä keinot keksii and hullu paljon työtä tekee, viisas pääsee vähemmällä in meaning, and close to English necessity is the mother of invention in form. Etymology templates: {{m-g|laziness is the mother of inventions}} “laziness is the mother of inventions”, {{lit|laziness is the mother of inventions}} Literally, “laziness is the mother of inventions”, {{m|fi|hätä keinot keksii}} hätä keinot keksii, {{m|fi|hullu paljon työtä tekee, viisas pääsee vähemmällä}} hullu paljon työtä tekee, viisas pääsee vähemmällä, {{m+|en|necessity is the mother of invention}} English necessity is the mother of invention Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=laiskuus on keksintöjen äiti}} laiskuus on keksintöjen äiti
  1. Laziness is a motivator to invent things that make life easier.
    Sense id: en-laiskuus_on_keksintöjen_äiti-fi-proverb-tXTj5ocx Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish proverbs

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