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Promising Quotes

Samuel Johnson quote: "Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement."
Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement. Samuel Johnson
Promising paradise or threatening hell-fire is, we assumed, generally admitted to be unproductive. It is based upon a fundamental fraud which, when discovered, turns the individual against society and nourishes the very thing it tries to stamp out. What Jesus offered in return of loving one's enemies was heaven on earth, better known as peace of mind. B. F. Skinner
Promise me you’ll look after yourself … stay out of trouble …’ ‘I always do, Mrs Weasley,’ said Harry. ‘I like a quiet life, you know me. J. K. Rowling
A. A. Milne quote: "Promise you won't forget me, ever. Not even when I'm a hundred."
Promise you won't forget me, ever. Not even when I'm a hundred. A. A. Milne
Promise to give me a kiss on my brow when I am dead. --I shall feel it."She dropped her head again on Marius' knees, and her eyelids closed. He thought the poor soul had departed. Eponine remained motionless. All at once, at the very moment when Marius fancied her asleep forever, she slowly opened her eyes in which appeared the sombre profundity of death, and said to him in a tone whose sweetness seemed already to proceed from another world:--"And by the way, Monsieur Marius, I believe that... Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo quote: "Promise to give me a kiss on my brow when I am dead.--I shall..."
Promise to give me a kiss on my brow when I am dead.--I shall feel it. Victor Hugo
Virginia C. Andrews quote: "Promises are lies wrapped in pretty ribbons -Cinnamon"
Promises are lies wrapped in pretty ribbons -Cinnamon Virginia C. Andrews
Jonathan Swift quote: "Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken."
Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken. Jonathan Swift
Anthony J. D'Angelo quote: "Promise a lot and give even more."
Promise a lot and give even more. Anthony J. D'Angelo
Anthony J. D'Angelo quote: "Promise yourself to live your life as a revolution and not..."
Promise yourself to live your life as a revolution and not just a process of evolution. Anthony J. D'Angelo
Norman Vincent Peale quote: "Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be..."
Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once. Norman Vincent Peale
Francis Marion quote: "Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese..."
Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree - they bear no fruit. Francis Marion
William J. Clinton quote: "Promising too much can be as cruel as caring too little."
Promising too much can be as cruel as caring too little. William J. Clinton
George Chapman quote: "Promise is most given when the least is said."
Promise is most given when the least is said. George Chapman
Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible. Hannah Arendt

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