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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A promise is a debt. – Proverb

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Nothing weights lighter than a promise. – German Proverb

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As a human being, the best eulogy I can reasonably hope for is “He made his promises sincerely and broke them regretfully.” – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath. – Aeschylus

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