Accepting Quote by Gail Carson Levine

Do solemnly swear to love, honor and obey my soul, my path to realization and relationship with a higher, deeper creative power, for better…

— Alex Grey

An oath is a recognizance to heaven, binding us over in the courts above to plead to the indictment of our crimes.

— Thomas Southerne

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

— William Shakespeare

Oath-taking is really a pathetic confession of our own dishonesty. What do we find it necessary to introduce our promises by some tremendous formula?…

— John Stott

“An oath is a frightening thing when you are prepared to keep it, and I felt it tightening around my soul even as I…

— Rob S. Rice

“The serious writer must take serious vows…a vow of silence, except through his work. A vow of consistency, sticking with writing to the exclusion…

— L.E. Sissman

Be brave and upright that God may love thee; speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death; safeguard the helpless and…

— Anonymous

“Never offer an oath lightly. For you pledge not only your life and sacred honor, but your people’s honor as well. To break an…

— Raymond E. Feist

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

— Norman Douglas

Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it we ask…

— James L. Buckley

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

— Veronica Rossi

This is what we are made for: promises, pledges, and sworn oaths of obedience.

— Lauren Oliver