Mark Twain Quotes, Lying Quotes, Promise Quotes

A jay hasnt got any more principle than a Congressman. A jay will lie, a jay will steal, a jay will deceive, a jay will betray; and four times out of five, a jay will go back on his solemnest promise.

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A promise made must be a promise kept.

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It is the purpose that makes strong the vow; But vows to every purpose must not hold.

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Lightly given promises must meet with little trust.

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...Promises are more dangerous then secrets.

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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.

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Its important for people to know that I will make many promises to get their votes.

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See that you promise: what harm is there in promise? In promises anyone can be rich.

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In politics and in trade, bruisers and pirates are of better promise than talkers and clerks.

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God expects us to measure the church not against tradition but against the standards & promises of His Word.

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We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

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Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy.

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Performance should be made square with promise.

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Joseph is the wearisomest and self-righteous Pharisee who ever ransacked the Bible to rake the promises to himself and fling the curses on his neighbor.

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Enemies' promises were made to be broken.

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God's word is: 'He who strives never perishes.' I have implicit faith in that promise. Though, therefore, from my weakness I fail a thousand times, I shall not lose faith.

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Personally, I hold that a man, who deliberately and intelligently takes a pledge and then breaks it, forfeits his manhood.

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Promises are not to be kept, if the keeping of them is to prove harmful to those to whom you have made them.

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Uncorseted, her friendly bust Gives promise of pneumatic bliss.

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Breach of promise is no less an act of insolvency than a refusal to pay one's debt.

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