Promises
- A promise similar to an oath
- A promise to donate funds, as in a pledge drive
- Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a promise by politicians to oppose tax increases
- The Pledge (New Hampshire), a similar promise first used in New Hampshire
- Pledge of Allegiance, an oath of loyalty to the United States
- Singapore National Pledge, an oath of allegiance to Singapore
- A commitment to abstain from alcohol, popularized by Theobold Mathew and currently in use by Hope UK
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Famous quotes containing the word promises:
“The mark of the man of the world is absence of pretension. He does not make a speech; he takes a low business-tone, avoids all brag, is nobody, dresses plainly, promises not at all, performs much, speaks in monosyllables, hugs his fact. He calls his employment by its lowest name, and so takes from evil tongues their sharpest weapon. His conversation clings to the weather and the news, yet he allows himself to be surprised into thought, and the unlocking of his learning and philosophy.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“One promises much, to avoid giving little.”
—Luc, Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715–1747)
“It is a curious thing that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilised taste.”
—Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966)