Forbidden Fruit Quotes

33 quotes by 32 authors

• One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent. — Napoleon Bonaparte
• We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us. — Ovid
• What censorship accomplishes, creating an unreal and hypocritical mythology, fomenting an attraction for forbidden fruit, inhibiting the creative minds among us and fostering an illicit… — Judith Crist
• There is a maxim about the universe which I always tell my students: That which is not explicitly forbidden is guaranteed to occur. — Lawrence M. Krauss
• While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster. — Abigail Van Buren
• So where does the name Adam's apple come from? Most people say that it is from the notion that this bump was caused by the… — Mark Leyner
• When once the woman has tempted us, and we have tasted the forbidden fruit, there is no such thing as checking our appetites, whatever the… — George Washington
• I'm forbidden fruit. Once you go to certain households, mommy doesn't want you to see that dirty man who sticks his tongue out and spits… — Gene Simmons
• I read a review on the Herald, it says it takes 40 minutes to get to the first sex session apparently and the whole movie… — John Key
• You got to set your mind right and the rest will come to you naturally. No restrictions, no hang-ups, no stupid rules, no formalities, no… — Ray Charles
• Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end. — Tryon Edwards
• Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire. — Quintilian
• We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us. — Francois Rabelais
• The forbidden things were a great influence on my life. I was forbidden from reading A Catcher in the Rye. — Amy Tan
• The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become. — Mark Twain
• There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable. — Mark Twain
• I'm just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too. — Mike Tyson
• We are Adam and Eve born out of chaos called creation Ribbing me gave you life yet you forget there will always be a part… — Megan McCafferty
• [I]t was with a good end in mind – that of acquiring the knowledge of good and evil – that Eve allowed herself to be… — Moderata Fonte
• But even quashed rebellions leave us different. Because freedom may be a forbidden fruit in tyrannies, but once tasted, it is unforgettable. — Justina Chen

Who Wrote These Forbidden Fruit Quotes

32 authors contributed a total of 33 Forbidden Fruit Quotes, led by these top contributors:

• 2 Forbidden Fruit Quotes by Mark Twain
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Grass Hopper
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Mike Tyson
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Ovid
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Lawrence M. Krauss
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Tryon Edwards
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Quintilian
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Francois Rabelais
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Amy Tan
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Italian Proverb
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Benjamin Franklin
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Hermann Hesse
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Memoirs Of A Geisha
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Stephen King
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Mona Crane
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Kele Moon
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Judith Crist
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Abigail Van Buren
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Mark Leyner
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by George Washington
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Gene Simmons
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by John Key
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Ray Charles
• 1 Forbidden Fruit Quote by Megan McCafferty