Forbids Us Quotes
10 quotes by 9 authors
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For when God forbids us to kill, he not only prohibits us from open violence, which is not even allowed by the public laws, but…
— Lactantius
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Regarding mutual tolerance: It is negative in one sense, but positive in another. It absolutely forbids us to be forward in pronouncing on the meaninglessness…
— William James
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There is a word, in a verb, something sacred which forbids us from using it recklessly. To handle a language cunningly is to practice a…
— Charles Baudelaire
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There is within us a moral instinct which forbids us to rejoice at the death of even an enemy.
— Henryk Sienkiewicz
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The short span of life forbids us to take on far-reaching hopes.
— Horace
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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
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The divinity who rules within us, forbids us to leave this world without his command.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, and the former forbids us…
— Michel de Montaigne
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Religion forbids us from assuming a God-like character. This is especially true in politics and government, where limiting the power of the state, division of…
— Abdolkarim Soroush
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God does not make a mistake. What is a mistake? The dictionary says: a mistake is an error in action, opinion, or judgment caused by…
— Babloo
Who Wrote These Forbids Us Quotes
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