Forbidden fruit is sweet.

Meaning: Desire intensifies for what we're prohibited from having, making the forbidden alluringly appealing despite its actual merit.

Origin: From 'A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases' (1870). Public domain.

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