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When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you.

Proverbs and old sayings English about promise, man, contentment

A fair promise binds a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings French about promise

There is no greater fraud than a promise not kept.

Proverbs and old sayings about promise

Nothing weighs lighter than a promise.

Proverbs and old sayings German about promise, nothing

Nothing weights lighter than a promise.

Proverbs and old sayings German about promise, nothing

A small gift is better than a great promise.

Proverbs and old sayings German about promise, gifts

Better a friendly refusal than an unwilling promise.

Proverbs and old sayings German about promise

Neither promise wax to the saint, nor cakes to the child.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about promise, saints, children

A promise is a nice word, if kept then it is all right.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about promise, word, rightness

Every promise is a debt.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about promise

To promise and give nothing is comfort for a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about promise, nothing

I will charge thee nothing but the promise that thee will help the next man thee finds in trouble.

Proverbs and old sayings about promise, problems, help, nothing, man

To promise much means giving little.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about promise

To promise and give nothing is comfort to a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about promise, nothing

Every promise is a debt and is owed, blessed is he who keeps his word.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about promise, word

No pillows so soft as God's Promise.

Proverbs and old sayings about promise, god

An unkept promise leads to a bad life.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about promise, life, bad luck, bad

There are 3 simple rules in life:
- don't promise when you're happy,
- don't answer when you're nervous,
- don't decide when you're angry.

Proverbs and old sayings British about life, rules, promise, happiness, contentment

God promises a safe landing, but not a calm passage.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about god, americans

Evening promises are like butter: morning comes, and it's all melted.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan