The chief difficulty which prevents men of science from believing in divine as well as in nature Spirits is their materialism.

I must have something to engross my thoughts some object in life which will fill this vacuum and prevent this sad wearing away of the heart.

Is this not the true romantic feeling not to desire to escape life but to prevent life from escaping you.

What we call 'evil' doesn't necessarily deserve any kind of respect or understanding by any means it just deserves an acknowledgement of its complexity so we can better understand it - so we can help prevent it.

The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstition of the Christian religion.

I have two daughters and I have done everything in my power to prevent them from assimilating even being aware of my idiocy about my weight.

No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary whatever the punishment once a specific crime has appeared for the first time its reappearance is more likely than its initial emergence could ever have been.

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will is to prevent harm to others. His own good either physical or moral is not sufficient warrant.

Next to enjoying ourselves the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves or more generally in the acquisition of power.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.