To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to read more

To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.

Where there is an unknowable there is a promise.

Where there is an unknowable there is a promise.

A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain.

A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain.

Between today and tomorrow are graves, and between promising and fulfilling are chasms.

Between today and tomorrow are graves, and between promising and fulfilling are chasms.

There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept.

There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept.

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

You cannot live on other people's promises, but if you promise others enough, you can live on your own.

You cannot live on other people's promises, but if you promise others enough, you can live on your own.

Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them.

Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.