Forbids Quotes

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I place economy among the first and most important virtues and public debt as the greatest dangers to be feared... We must not let our… — Thomas Jefferson
Let not a man do what his sense of right bids him not to do, nor desire what it forbids him to desire. This is… — Mencius
He who forbids not sin when he may, commands it — Seneca the Younger
The Christian is not free to do what the Bible forbids. Christian freedom does not entail the right to fornicate or to steal or to… — Sam Storms
The decay of old aristocratic prejudices against greedy speculation, the undermining of orthodox Christian faith (which forbids avarice)... the debauching of agriculture to a gross… — Russell Kirk
I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles… — Andrew Jackson
Intelligence forbids tears. — Doris Lessing
The sole motivating factor behind the death penalty is vengeance, not justice, and I firmly believe that a government that forbids killing among its citizens… — Larry Flynt
God commands you to pray, but forbids you to worry. — John Vianney
It must always be remembered that what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures. — Potter Stewart
In distinguishing between Islamic teachings and social taboos, we must remember that Islam forbids injustice; Injustice against people, against nations, against women. It shuns race,… — Benazir Bhutto
Every decision a person makes stems from the person's values and goals. People can have many different goals and values; fame, profit, love, survival, fun,… — Richard Stallman
The short span of life forbids us to take on far-reaching hopes. — Horace
Ceremony forbids us to express by words things that are lawful and natural, and we obey it; reason forbids us to do things unlawful and… — Michel de Montaigne
The divinity who rules within us, forbids us to leave this world without his command. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Citizens with a conscience are not going to ignore wrong-doing simply because they'll be destroyed for it: the conscience forbids it. — Edward Snowden
Is the appointment of Chaplains to the two Houses of Congress consistent with the Constitution, and with the pure principle of religious freedom? In strictness… — James Madison
Eternity forbids thee to forget. — Lord Byron
Song forbids victorious deeds to die. — Friedrich Schiller
Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are ways and means of compounding such matters. — Moliere

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