Attention Quote by William Cowper

When an oath is taken ... the mind is more attentive; for it guards against two things, the reproach of friends and offence against…

— Sophocles

A strong body, an alert mind, and a pure unselfish will are the things which this part of the oath promises to cultivate to…

— Senora Roy

Confession is a sacred rite enhanced by allegory, exaggeration, and lies.

— Craig Ferguson

Oaths are but words, and words but wind.

— Samuel Butler

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

— Thomas Southerne

Oaths are but words, and words are but wind.

— Samuel Butler

They say, the tongues of dying men Enforce attention, like deep harmony; Where words are scarce, they're seldom spent in vain; For they breathe…

— William Shakespeare

“Y’know, swearing is just part of who we are – we’re forever effing and blinding.”

— Ozzy Osbourne

“Sometimes, too, when their spiritual masters, such as confessors and superiors, do not approve of their spirit and behavior (for they are anxious that…

— Juan de la Cruz

To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.

— Anonymous

Through language, we can tell the truth and hear the truth spoken, just as we can be deceived. Sometimes it's a painful realization: we…

— Michael Cadnum

“false swears are like sweet poison and cancer , its work slowly without acknowledgment but take the till end like cancer”

— Mohammed Zaki Ansari