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Oaths are the fossils of piety. - George Santayana

Oaths are the fossils of piety. – George Santayana

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It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to. – George Santayana

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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. – Nikita Khrushchev

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A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. – Niccolò Machiavelli

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Nothing weights lighter than a promise. – German Proverb

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One promises much, to avoid giving little. – Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues

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