Promises Quotes

On the distance between a promise and its keeping.

A promise made and a promise kept aren't always the same thing, and these quotes sit with that gap, from personal vows between spouses to the pledges candidates make while campaigning. A few treat promise-keeping as a simple matter of character. Related: Make quotes.


Other lines here look at commitments with no guarantee attached, like the quiet promise a writer makes just to finish the work. Browse Government or God quotes for related themes.