More quotations tagged with “promises”
He who promises more than he is able to perform, is false to himself; and he who does not perform what he has promised, is a traitor to his friend.
—George Shelley
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