Oath Quotes · Page 2

An oath-the strongest of religious ties.

— James Madison

No oath can be too binding for a lover.

— Sophocles

A liar is full of oaths.

— Pierre Corneille

Poetry is a fossil rock-print of a fin and a wing, with an illegible oath between.

— Carl Sandburg

Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

— Norman Douglas

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

— William Shakespeare

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

— William Shakespeare

America, not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath on,

— Dennis Prager

In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.

— Pierre de Coubertin

Swear me, Kate, like a lady as thou art, A good mouth-filling oath.

— William Shakespeare

Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.

— Solon

Real faith never disappoints because it is in God, grounded on His character, promises, covenant and oath.

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

Remembering that Peter denied his Lord with an oath, after most solemnly protesting that he never would, I will not swear I…

— Abraham Lincoln

When I took the oath of office, I pledged loyalty to only one special interest group - ‘We the people’.

— Ronald Reagan

When thou dost tell another's jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but…

— George Herbert

Neither can oath nor promise bind any such people to obey and maintain tyrants against God and against his truth known.

— John Knox

I will not be sworn but love may transform me to an oyster; but I'll take my oath on it, till he…

— William Shakespeare

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

— Donald Trump

All secret oath-bound political parties are dangerous to any nation, no matter how pure or how patriotic the motives and principles which…

— Ulysses S. Grant

I think it is right for Canadians to be asked to show their faces when they're taking the oath. On revocation of…

— Chris Alexander

The Constitution enjoins an oath upon all the officers of the United States. This is a direct appeal to that God Who…

— Oliver Wolcott

Whether it's possible or not, being a doctor, you take an oath. To care for your patient, not to kill them. You…

— Jermaine Jackson

“It would have been an extraordinary honor to be the first woman to take the oath. I won’t pretend I hadn’t dreamt…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

I feel badly for the people who suffer from the side effects and consequences of hazardous pharmaceuticals. It's antithetical to the Hippocratic…

— Chris Kilham

And the basis on which we agreed to operate with them involved a manifesto, where it states that we proceed from different…

— Mangosuthu Buthelezi

Naheed Nenshi is a friend of mine. We - he - knows how close I am to all of the cultural, ethnic,…

— Jason Kenney

“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

“I’d seen enough of his stone likenesses scattered around Rome to guess his identity from his torchlit profile, but even if I…

— Lesley Livingston

Christian socialism”). This is a difficult concept for modern liberals to grasp because they are used to thinking of the progressives as…

— Jonah Goldberg

“You insist it will end like others had. From yourself, for me you fear. You forget that I am different. Please trust…

— Nael Gharzeddine

“And that's the last oath I shall ever be able to swear," she thought; "once I set foot on English soil. And…

— Virginia Woolf

Vague promises of savings from cutting waste, enhancing prevention and wellness, installing electronic medical records and improving quality are merely lipstick cost…

— Ezekiel Emanuel

“Now that the wars are coming to an end, I wish you to prosper in peace. May all mortals from now on…

— Alexander the Great

It is a melancholy consideration that there should be several among us so hardened and deluded as to think an oath a…

— Joseph Addison

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

— William Blake

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

— Samuel Johnson

When a man takes an oath... he's holding his own self in his own hands. Like water.

— Robert Bolt

An oath is a promise-and a promise can be made regardless of feeling.

— Veronica Rossi

Me and my gun took and oath together. Said I would never die, if we both together.

— Lil Wayne

“Serikali inayodhulumu wananchi wake ni hatari kuliko simba.”

— Enock Maregesi