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Quote by William Hazlitt
Some persons make promises for the pleasure of breaking them. - Wi

Some persons make promises for the pleasure of breaking them. – William Hazlitt

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Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death against popery, without knowing whether popery was a man or a horse. – William Hazlitt

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A liar is always lavish of oaths. – Pierre Corneille

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Promise only what you can deliver. Then deliver more than you promise. – Author Unknown

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

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A promise made is a debt unpaid. – Robert Service

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