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title: "5 Promises Good Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“Life makes two promises, one, it promises to be good, and two, it promises to be bad. Cherish the good and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meena-sarine/life-makes-two-promises-one-it-promises-to-be-good-and-two-it/)

[Meena Sarine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meena-sarine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca8/meena-sarine-88213_days_life-makes-two-promises-one-it-promises_423892.jpg)

> [Promises are only as good as the giant teddy bears they are built upon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mcdonough/promises-are-only-as-good-as-the-giant-teddy-bears-they-are-built-upon/)

[Brian McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mcdonough/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/brian-mcdonough-224587_faith_promises-are-only-as-good-as-the-giant-t_1124243.jpg)

> [“until you’ve been there, you can’t know what it’s like to hold yourself to promises you made in good faith a long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-doria-russell/until-you-ve-been-there-you-can-t-know-what-it-s-like-to-hold/)

[Mary Doria Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-doria-russell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/mary-doria-russell-3319_good-faith_until-you-ve-been-there-you-can-t-know-w_1702484.png)

> [The saloon is a liar. It promises good cheer and sends sorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-sunday/the-saloon-is-a-liar-it-promises-good-cheer-and-sends-sorrow/)

[Billy Sunday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-sunday/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dd/billy-sunday-4239_cheer_the-saloon-is-a-liar-it-promises-good-ch_1777645.png)

> [“to lean back into it like in a chair the color of the sun as you listen to lazy piano music and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/to-lean-back-into-it-like-in-a-chair-the-color-of-the-sun-as-you/)

[Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab4/charles-bukowski-73_good-luck_to-lean-back-into-it-like-in-a-chair-the_3219294.jpg)

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