Banished

Famous quotes containing the word banished:

“The heavens hold firm
The walls of thy dear honor; keep unshaked
That temple, thy fair mind, that thou mayst stand
T’ enjoy thy banished lord and this great land!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“Should ardent spirits be everywhere banished from the list of drinks, it will be a revolution not the least remarkable in this revolutionary age, and our country will have its full share in that as in other merits.”
—James Madison (1751–1836)

“His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him.”
—Bible: Hebrew Genesis, 16:12.

The prophecy spoken to Hagar, the hand-maiden of Abraham, of their unborn son Ishmael. He was banished into the desert, and is traditionally considered the father of the Arab nation.