Famous quotes containing the word forbids:
“It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.”
—Molière [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (1622–1673)
“My mind to me a kingdom is;
Such present joys therein I find
That it excels all other bliss
That earth affords or grows by kind.
Though much I want which most would have,
Yet still my mind forbids to crave.”
—Sir Edward Dyer (c. 1540–1607)
“Law is the highest reason implanted in Nature, which commands what ought to be done and forbids the opposite.”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)