Prevent

Famous quotes containing the word prevent:

“We are not questioning your authority, sir, but if manners prevent our speaking the truth, we will be without manners.”
—Philip Dunne (1908–1992)

“We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following your methods but by finding new words and creating new methods.”
—Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)

“But our old subtle foe so tempteth me
That not one hour I can myself sustain.
Thy grace may wing me to prevent his art,
And thou like adamant draw mine iron heart.”
—John Donne (1572–1631)