set bounds to
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Any institution or organization, any cult or system which tries to bind the restless spirit of man, to set bounds to his curious searchings, to deny the report of his reason, cannot last.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had tried to codify the evil uses of might by individuals, so that he might set bounds to them by the impersonal justice of the state.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Lastly, forasmuch as no creature can oppose or set bounds to his power, therefore, he is Almighty.
From True Christianity by Johann Arndt
Because of these things he can never accept any philosophy which shackles the human spirit, he will never in his thought attempt to set bounds to the possibilities of human life.
From The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair
But he is very far from always foreseeing the future, or succeeding always in misleading us; God has set bounds to his malice.
From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Henry Christmas
