Oath Quotes · Page 3

Oaths are not the credit of men but men of oaths.

— Aeschylus

It is great sin to swear unto a sin, But greater sin to keep a sinful oath.

— William Shakespeare

“An oath you only keep when it's convenient isn't an oath at all.”

— Brent Weeks

I have taken an oath in my heart to oppose communism until the day I die.

— Eldridge Cleaver

His jest will savour but of shallow wit, When thousands weep, more than did laugh at it.

— William Shakespeare

It is not everyday that one learns an entire militia has sworn unbeknownest to obey you

— Jacqueline Carey

The first thing in my oath is to uphold and protect the U.S. Constitution.

— Ken Cuccinelli

I swore under oath with the government not to give the whereabouts of my location.

— George Thorogood

When I take the oath of office next year [2017] I will restore law and order to America. Believe me, believe me.

— Donald Trump

The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions…

— George W. Bush

For the marriage bed ordained by fate for men and women is stronger than an oath and guarded by Justice.

— Aeschylus

The public citizenship oath done in a court in front of a judge and one's fellow citizens should be done publicly.

— Jason Kenney

“Then we should let our hearts and souls dictate our actions, My Grimsby, not contracts. There are those who can judge us,…

— Liz Braswell

“We do not stop. You all took the oath to come here. Hard work lies before us in breeding our new community.…

— Donna Galanti

“An oath is a frightening thing when you are prepared to keep it, and I felt it tightening around my soul even…

— Rob S. Rice

Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving…

— John Roberts

“Just say, dakhilak.” Without hesitation, “Dakhilak.” He nodded. Her accent was getting no better. “Now, you can never take it back.” “Well,…

— V.S. Carnes

“Time to set forth alone and find out what sort of man I was, instead of being a mirror to somebody else.…

— Paul Monette

“You wouldn’t break an oath,’ said Damen, past the feeling in his chest. ‘Even to me.’ He had to force himself back.…

— C.S. Pacat

A very little boy stood upon a heap of gravel for the honour of Rum Alley. He was throwing stones at howling…

— Stephen Crane

A long long time ago I took an oath to tell all secrets that came my way. Don't tell me a secret,…

— Terence McKenna

“It is well known that lust brings madness and desperation and ruin. But upon my oath, I never meant any harm. All…

— Fiona Mountain

The police were also ready with more formidable tools of intimidation. The office also assigned a veteran homicide prosecutor to oversee the…

— Wolf Blitzer

As all presidents must, Trump swore an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, and to faithfully execute his office and…

— George T. Conway III

“Just tell me before you go," said Lee, "because I won't be easy till I know. What side I'm fighting for I…

— Philip Pullman

As compacts, charters of government are superior in obligation to all others, because they give effect to all others. As truths, none…

— James Madison

“I am made to sow the thistle for wheat; the nettle for a nourishing dainty I have planted a false oath in…

— William Blake

“ Your a member? I think at him incredulously. He blinks in surprise that I am talking to him via brain. That…

— Cynthia Hand

Now, I swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books... Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress…

— Barack Obama

I am to consider the many advantages arising from a frequent use of oaths, curses, and imprecations. In the first place, this…

— Mary Collyer

“Are you in earnest? - Do you truly love me? - Do you sincerely wish me to be your wife?' 'I do;…

— Charlotte Brontë

A kiss, when all is told, what is it? An oath taken a little closer, a promise more exact. A wish that…

— Edmond Rostand

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

— Solon

Unconfusion submits its confusion to proof; it's not a Herod's oath that cannot change.

— Marianne Moore

[John Craske] painted like a man giving witness under oath to a wild story.

— Sylvia Townsend Warner

His jest shall savour but a shallow wit, when thousands more weep than did laugh it.

— William Shakespeare

We swore sacred oaths to be strong and to save the planet and to be friends forever.

— Laurie Halse Anderson

I say under oath that I have inherited the religion I did not have the right to choose

— Mak_786

The Scout Oath and Law are our binding disciplinary force.

— Baden Powell de Aquino

What use of oaths, of promise, or of test, where men regard no God but interest?

— Edmund Waller