Quote by George Santayana
Oaths are the fossils of piety. - George Santayana

Oaths are the fossils of piety. – George Santayana

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When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions their reasons are always different. – George Santayana

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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. – Danish Proverb

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A promise made is a debt unpaid. – Robert Service

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When a man takes an oath…,hes holding his ownself in his own hands. Like water. And if he opens his fingers then- he neednt hope to find himself again. – Robert Bolt

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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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Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath. – Emily Dickinson

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The best things in life arent things. – Art Buchwald

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Many blunder in business through inability or an unwillingness to adopt new ideas. I have seen many a success turn to failure also, because the thought which should be trained on big things is cluttered up with the burdensome detail of little things. – Philip Delaney

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