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A vow is fixed and unalterable determination to do a thing, when such a determination is related to something noble read more
A vow is fixed and unalterable determination to do a thing, when such a determination is related to something noble which can only uplift the man who makes the resolve.
It is the purpose that makes strong the vow; But vows to every purpose must not hold.
It is the purpose that makes strong the vow; But vows to every purpose must not hold.
Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally avoided.
Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally avoided.
'Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; But the plain single vow, that is vow'd true.
'Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; But the plain single vow, that is vow'd true.
Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, read more
Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.
Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life.
Your capacity to keep your vow will depend on the purity of your life.
Men's vows are women's traitors!
Men's vows are women's traitors!
We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.
We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.
