Promises Quotes
-
Lightly given promises must meet with little trust.
-
Don't hit other people, don't take their stuff and keep your promises.
-
The heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 ... obeyed by faith ... obedience is the pathway to holiness ... no one will become holy apart from a life of faith. Faith enables us to claim the promises of God, but it also enables us to obey the commands of God.
-
I closed my eyes and listened carefully for the descendants of Sputnik, even now circling the earth, gravity their only tie to the planet. Lonely metal souls in the unimpeded darkness of space, they meet, pass each other, and part, never to meet again. No words passing between them. No promises to keep.
-
Since Don Quixote de la Mancha is a crazy fool and a madman, and since Sancho Panza, his squire, knows it, yet, for all that, serves and follows him, and hangs on these empty promises of his, there can be no doubt that he is more of a madman and a fool than his master.
-
Only faith can keep what hope promises.
-
Promises to love without putting those words into action are just empty proposals. It's not tangible until it is actually seen. Love is action.
-
If you ask people to do things and they usually don't get around to them, stop asking yourself, "What's the matter with people these days?" Instead, ask yourself, "What's the matter with me? What am I doing or failing to do that causes people to give me empty promises?"
-
If you have not chosen me by secret ballot, neither have I gained office by any secret promises. I have not campaigned either for the Presidency or the Vice Presidency. I have not subscribed to any partisan platform. I am indebted to no man, and only to one womanmy dear wifeas I begin this very difficult job.
-
We cannot sacrifice innocent human life now for vague and exaggerated promises of medical treatments thirty of forty years from now. There are ways to pursue this technology and respect life at the same time.
-
When somebody promises to do something, you have to think about whether that's something that you would be willing to see happen because the powers are simply too vast.
-
I keep my campaign promises, but I never promised to wear stockings.
-
Do you think Christianity could have lasted for nearly two thousand years on its promises unless the Lord could deliver on them?
-
Beauty always promises, but never gives anything.
-
No matter how the sun shone, the sea held forth no more promises.
-
In earlier days, even as a child, the beauty of landscapes was quite clear to me. A background for the soul's moods. Now dangerous moments occur when Nature tries to devour me; at such times I am annihilated, but at peace. This would be fine for old people but I... I am my life's debtor, for I have given promises.
-
We are seeing with great grief that America remains quiet as Turkey struggles against terrorism. Because there were promises given to us, and they need to be kept. If not, we can take care of our own business.
-
As soon as one promises not to do something, it becomes the one thing above all others that one most wishes to do.
-
Governments keep their promises only when they are forced, or when it is to their advantage to do so.
-
The promises we break are usually such as we are most forward in making.
-
Don't ask me for promises until I know what I am promising.
-
All the mighty interceding of the ages that has ever shaken the kingdom of darkness has been based upon the promises of God.
-
Promises were made for people who do not trust each other.
-
Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.
