Promises Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old promises quotes, promises sayings, and promises proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

A man must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises he makes. Friedrich Nietzsche
Who promises much and does little, dines a fool on hope. German Proverb
The highest compact we can make with our fellow is,—'Let there be truth between us two forevermore.' Ralph Waldo Emerson
A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. Arabian Proverb
A promise should be given with caution and kept with care. Socrates
A promise should be made by the heart and remembered by the hand. Old Proverb
A man who promises runs in debt. The Talmud
I begin to understand the promises of this world are for the most part, vain phantoms; and that to confide in one's self and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course. Michelangelo
My tongue swore, but my mind's unsworn. Euripides
I believe that it is better to light one candle than promise a million light bulbs. Stephen Harper
You always pay too much. Particularly for promises. There ain't no such thing as a bargain promise. Cormac Mc Carthy
Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken. Jonathan Swift
To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very things. Mark Twain
Works of serious purpose and grand promises often have a purple patch or two stitched on, to shine far and wide. Horace
I thought he was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises. Stanley Baldwin
Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing. Bernard Baruch
The woods are lovely, dark and deep. / But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep. Robert Frost
The turn of the century raises expectations. The end of a millennium promises apocalypse and revelation. But at the close of the twentieth century the golden age seems behind us, not ahead. The end game of the 1990s promises neither nirvana nor Armageddon, but entropy. Robert Hewison
Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them. Owen Feltham
God never made a promise that was too good to be true. Dwight L. Moody
Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Promise yourself to be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. C. Larson
Time, bring back / The rapturous ignorance of long ago, / The peace, before the dreadful daylight starts, / Of unkept promises and broken hearts. John Betjeman
People with good intentions make promises, but people with good character keep them. Joubert Botha
Never let the promises of tomorrow keep you from relishing the blessings of today. Jeff Sheehan