Oath Quotes

224 Oath quotes by 175 unique authors

When the magistrate says 'That's not a good enough reason my man.' He said 'Excuse me, could I ask you? Have you taken an oath… — Anthony Holden
The health establishment is a blood brotherhood known by the company it keeps, and these moguls need no oath or ritual as they work hand… — Edgar Berman
Those who take oaths to politically powerful secret societies cannot be depended on for loyalty to a democratic republic. — John Quincy Adams
I feel badly for the people who suffer from the side effects and consequences of hazardous pharmaceuticals. It's antithetical to the Hippocratic Oath. I want… — Chris Kilham
When we think how narrow and devious this path of nature is, how dimly we can trace it, for all our lamps of science, and… — Arthur Conan Doyle
The Christian always swears a bloody oath that he will never do it again. The civilized man simply resolves to be a bit more careful… — H. L. Mencken
No love can be bound by oath or covenant to secure it against a higher love. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
To require a citizen to sign a loyalty oath is to destroy some of the loyalty he could otherwise claim, since any subsequent loyal behavior… — B.F. Skinner
Oaths are the fossils of piety. — George Santayana
It comes to pass oft that a terrible oath, with a swaggering accent sharply twanged off, gives manhood more approbation than ever proof itself would… — William Shakespeare
A whoreson jackanapes must take me up for swearing; as if I borrowed mine oaths of him and might not spend them at my pleasure.… — William Shakespeare
Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; But the plain single vow, that is vow'd true. — William Shakespeare
The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water. — Sophocles
A kiss, when all is said, what is it? An oath that's given closer than before; A promise more precise; the sealing of Confessions that… — Edmond Rostand
The oath of renunciation and allegiance is a solemn vow taken by thousands of immigrants each year to become a United States citizen. The oath… — Jim Ryun
The Jews form a state, and, obeying their own laws, they evade those of their host country. the Jews always considered an oath regarding a… — Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
As Christians, we're under oath all the time. We're not always required to say everything we think or know, but we're always to speak as… — David Jeremiah
Whether it's possible or not, being a doctor, you take an oath. To care for your patient, not to kill them. You take an oath… — Jermaine Jackson
Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago. — Jane Byrne
How small regard is had to the oath of God by men professing the name of God. — George Gillespie

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