The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.

I write a woman's oaths in water.

— Sophocles

In our laws...by the oath which they prescribe, we appeal to the Supreme Being so to deal with us hereafter as we observe the…

— Rufus King

Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation deserts the oaths . . . ?

— George Washington

“No, fly me, fly me, far as pole from pole; Rise Alps between us! and whole oceans roll! Ah, come not, write not, think…

— Alexander Pope

Rash oaths, whether kept or broken, frequently produce guilt.

— Samuel Johnson

“oaths and anchors equally will drag: naught else abides on fickle earth but unkept promises of joy.”

— Herman Melville

He understood how dangerous oaths could be. But Leo didn't care. "I'm coming back for you, Calypso," he said to the night wind. "I…

— Rick Riordan

I wonder what the High Septon would have to say about the sanctity of oaths sworn while dead drunk, chained to a wall, with…

— Anonymous

The present system of taking oaths is horrible. It is awfully absurd to make a man invoke God's wrath upon himself, if he speaks…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Love's night and a lamp Judged our vows: That she would love me ever And I should never leave her. Love's night and you,…

— Meleager

Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.

— Samuel Butler

Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; But the plain single vow, that is vow'd true.

— William Shakespeare

For oaths are straws, men's faiths are wafer-cakes, And hold-fast is the only dog.

— William Shakespeare

“Father asked if there were any knights in the hall who would do honor to their houses by taking the black, but no one…

— George R.R. Martin

“[...] if one seeks to resolve a problem, let it sit for a while, take time to think about the “Four Oaths” and subdue…

— Yamamoto Tsunetomo