necessity knows no law

Proverb

 * 1) A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed.
 * necessity knows no law, there is no pity and no mercy in war

Translations

 * Dutch: nood breekt wet
 * Finnish: hätä ei lue lakia
 * French:
 * German: Not kennt kein Gesetz,, Not bricht Gebot
 * Hungarian: nagy úr a muszáj, szükség törvényt bont
 * Polish:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: nöden har ingen lag