Bible Quote by Holly Black

“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

“Riotous madness, To be entangled with those mouth-made vows, Which break themselves in swearing!”

— William Shakespeare

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

— Joseph Addison

“No man, my lord, should make a vow, for if He ever swears he will not do a thing.”

— Sophocles

“Saying them, out loud, before God, organized and eased his thoughts about them.”

— Jennifer Mugrage

“He had taken a vow of glory, and today, his vow was demanding its due.”

— Morgan Rice

“It is easy and amusing to make promises one knows one can never keep, but to offer an oath when one knows it must…

— Galen Beckett

“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

“Still, it was better to swear an oath and never follow through than not even to bother with the oath. Wasn't it?”

— Joe Abercrombie

“the words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet every so often, the oath is taken…

— Barack Obama

“He regards it as the highest insult for the wicked to boast of His covenant while profaning His sacred Name by their whole lives.”

— John Calvin

“With all my soul I longed to be in a position to join with the people in performing the rites of their faith, but…

— Leo Tolstoy