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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.
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.
When I was a young man I vowed never to marry until I found the ideal woman. Well, I found read more
When I was a young man I vowed never to marry until I found the ideal woman. Well, I found her -- but alas, she was waiting for the ideal man.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.
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.
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.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms.
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.
