I’m tired of the lies and the cheating, and the broken promises that were never meant to be kept.
The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.
We make promises to the extent that we hope, and keep them to the extent that we fear.[Nous promettons selon nos espérances, et nous tenons selon nos craintes.]
To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
Thy promises are like Adonis’ garden that one day bloomed and fruitful were the next.
Sometimes people don’t understand the promises they’re making when they make them. Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That’s what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.
Promises were made to be broken.
One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn’t going to go off. It’s wrong to make promises you don’t mean to keep.[Нельзя ставить на сцене заряженное ружье, если никто не имеет в виду выстрелить из него. Нельзя обещать.]
If you start out by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work toward getting it.[Se você sair prometendo o que ainda não tem, vai perder sua vontade de consegui-lo.]
He who is slowest to make a promise is always most faithful at keeping it..[Sachez que le plus lent à promettre est toujours le plus fidèle à tenir.]
Better a broken promise than none at all.
