Sunday, May 1, 2011

How much do you know about promises?

Breach of promise is a base surrender of truth." ~Mohandas Gandhi.

"We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot." ~Abraham Lincoln

"Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies." ~Benjamin Franklin

"Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing. ~Bernard M. Baruch

"Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans." ~Peter F. Drucker

"Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing." ~Edmund Burke

"The man who promises everything is sure to fulfill nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition." ~Carl Jung

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

"Promise only what you can deliver. Then deliver more than you promise." ~Anonymous
"A politician is known by the promises he keeps." ~Author Unknown