Broken Promises Quotes

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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
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken. — Abigail Adams
At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter. — Henry Adams
I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg. — James M. Barrie
Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing. — Bernard Baruch
Sex pleasure in woman is a kind of magic spell; it demands complete abandon; if words or movements oppose the magic of caresses, the spell… — Simone de Beauvoir
Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government. — Buffalo Bill
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it. — Napoleon Bonaparte
The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if… — Charlotte Bronte
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. — Warren Buffett
The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it. — John Burroughs
Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken. — Albert Camus
It's easy to be led astray when you're so broken. People take advantage of you. — Willie Aames
Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water. — Miguel de Cervantes
Good words will not give my people good health and stop them from dying. Good words will not get my people a home where they… — Chief Joseph
If you are going to do something for the poor, the abused, or the imprisoned, above all be faithful. People with broken lives often come… — Helen Prejean
Enemies' promises were made to be broken. — Aesop
Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned. — Ovid
Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep. — Denis Waitley

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