Quote by William Shakespeare
Oft expectation fails, and most oft where most it promises; and of

Oft expectation fails, and most oft where most it promises; and oft it hits where hope is coldest; and despair most sits. – William Shakespeare

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I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one. – William Shakespeare

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A vow is fixed and unalterable determination to do a thing, when such a determination is related to something noble which can only uplift the man who makes the resolve. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Every organization of men, be it social or political, ultimately relies on mans capacity for making promises and keeping them. – Hannah Arendt

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I thought he was a young man of promise; but it appears he was a young man of promises. – Author Unknown

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No pillows so soft as Gods Promise. – Anon.

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