More quotations tagged with “promises”
He that promises most will perform least.
—Gaelic Proverb
Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree—they bear no fruit.
—Francis Marion
Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises; for never intending to go beyond promises; it costs nothing.
—Edmund Burke
No wonder Americans hate politics when, year in and year out, they hear politicians make promises that won't come true because they don't even mean them—campaign fantasies that win elections but don't get nations moving again.
—Bill Clinton
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
—Napoleon Bonaparte