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

Oaths are the fossils of piety. – George Santayana

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Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with the part of another people are friends in spots. – George Santayana

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That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject. – George Santayana

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Breach of promise is a base surrender of truth. – Mohandas Gandhi

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The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday –but never jam today. – Lewis Carroll

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Promises are like the full moon, if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day. – German Proverb

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It is useless to hold a person to anything he says while he is in love, drunk, or running for office. – Shirley MacLaine

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Kubricks vision seemed to be that humans are doomed, whereas Clarkes is that humans are moving on to a better stage of evolution. – Marvin Minsky

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Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup. – Ludwig van Beethoven

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There is no such thing as luck. Its a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes. – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

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