Swearing Quotes
(1 - 10 of 16)Do not swear at all;
Or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self,
Which is the more
Do not swear at all;
Or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self,
Which is the god of my idolatry,
And I'll believe thee.
So soon as ever thou seest him, draw; and as thou draw'st, swear
horrible; for it comes to pass more
So soon as ever thou seest him, draw; and as thou draw'st, swear
horrible; for it comes to pass oft that a terrible oath, with a
swaggering accent sharply twanged off, gives manhood more
approbation than ever proof itself would have earned him.
Our armies swore terrible in Flanders.
Our armies swore terrible in Flanders.
"He shall not die, by God," cried by uncle Toby. The Accusing
Spirit which flew up to heaven's chancery more
"He shall not die, by God," cried by uncle Toby. The Accusing
Spirit which flew up to heaven's chancery with the oath, blushed
as he gave it in: and the Recording Angel as he wrote it down,
dropped a tear upon the word and blotted it out forever.
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
[Lat., In totum jurare, nisi ubi necesse est, more
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
[Lat., In totum jurare, nisi ubi necesse est, gravi viro parum
convenit.]
And then a whoreson jackanapes must take me up for swearing, as
if I borrowed mine oaths of him more
And then a whoreson jackanapes must take me up for swearing, as
if I borrowed mine oaths of him and might not spend them at my
pleasure.
When a gentlemen is disposed to swear, it is not for any
standers-by to curtail his oaths.
When a gentlemen is disposed to swear, it is not for any
standers-by to curtail his oaths.
I'll be damned for never a king's son in Christendom.
I'll be damned for never a king's son in Christendom.
Though "Bother it" I may
Occasionally say,
I never never use a big, big, D.
Though "Bother it" I may
Occasionally say,
I never never use a big, big, D.
I wasn't born with enough middle fingers.
I wasn't born with enough middle fingers.
