Promise

Famous quotes containing the word promise:

“her fine blades making the air wince
but her cargo
no promise then:
delivered
palpable
ours.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)

“There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.”
—Titus Livius (Livy)

“Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day,
And make me travel forth without my cloak,
To let base clouds o’ertake me in my way,”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)