William Shakespeare Quotes, Promise Quotes, Wish Quotes

Being of no power to make his wishes good: His promises fly so beyond his state That what he speaks is all in debt; he owes For every word.

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Better it is toward the right conduct of life to consider what will be the end of a thing, than what is the beginning of it: for what promises fair at first may prove ill, and what seems at first a disadvantage, may prove very advantageous.

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Uncorseted, her friendly bust Gives promise of pneumatic bliss.

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

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A clean confession combined with a promise never to commit the sin again, when offered before one who has the right to receive it, is the purest type of repentance.

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We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street.

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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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Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.

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The earth does not argue, Is not pathetic, has no arrangements, Does not scream, haste, persuade, threaten, promise, Makes no discriminations, has no conceivable failures, Closes nothing, refuses nothing, shuts none out.

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At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the coming woman.

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In every life, no matter how full or empty ones purse, there is tragedy. It is the one promise life always fulfills. Thus, happiness is a gift, and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes, and to add to other peoples store of it.

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

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Tags : Ambrose Bierce Quotes , Promise Quotes , Literature 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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He was ever precise in promise-keeping.

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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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The worst mistake that a statesman can make is to promise victory and to see it dashed, the hopes dashed.

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Negroes, like other people, act upon motives. Why should they do anything for us, if we will do nothing for them? If they stake their lives for us, they must be prompted by the strongest motive, even the promise of freedom. And the promise being made, must be kept.

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We all have that possibility, that potential and that promise of seeing beyond the seeming.

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...Promises are more dangerous then secrets.

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The god on the cross is a curse on life, a signpost to seek redemption from life; Dionysus cut to pieces is a promise of life: it will be eternally reborn and return again from destruction

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