Prevent

Famous quotes containing the word prevent:

“We run carelessly to the precipice, after we have put something before us to prevent us seeing it.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)

“We are commanded to love God with all our minds, as well as with all our hearts, and we commit a great sin if we forbid or prevent that cultivation of the mind in others which would enable them to perform this duty.”
—Angelina Grimké (1805–1879)

“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)