We promise according to our hopes, and perform according to our fe

We promise according to our hopes, and perform according to our fears. – François VI de la Rochefoucault

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Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. – Dutch Proverb

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Between today and tomorrow are graves, and between promising and fulfilling are chasms. – Author Unknown

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He is poor indeed that can promise nothing. – Thomas Fuller

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