Promise

Promise

A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something.

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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)

    “Love is free; to promise for ever to love the same woman is not less absurd than to promise to believe the same creed; such a vow in both cases excludes us from all inquiry.”
    —Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)

    “We promise in proportion to our hopes, and we deliver in proportion to our fears.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)