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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.
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.
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.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms.
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms.
'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.
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.
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.
