Solemn Promise Quotes

Tis not the many oaths that make the truth; But the plain single vow, that is vow'd true.

When I place my hand on the Bible and take the oath of office, that oath becomes my highest promise to God.

My whole life has been pledged to this meeting with you.

I took the vow of celibacy in 1906. I had not shared my thoughts with my wife until then, but only consulted her at the time of making the vow. She had no objection.

A promise is a commitment to do something later, and a vow is a binding commitment to begin doing something now and to continue to do it for the duration of the vow. Some vows, or contracts, are for life; others are for limited periods of time.

Safeguarding the interests of our Taiwan compatriots and expanding their well-being is the mainland's oft-repeated pledge and solemn promise of the new leaders of China's Communist Party central committee.

Ye werena the first lass I kissed," he said softly. "But I swear you'll be the last.

I've always been very skeptical about marriage, because I only want to do it once; I want to do it the right way.

Swear to me swear to me that if it isn't dead you'll all come back.

I raised my right hand and placed my left on the Quran, which was being held by my wife and mom. Suddenly, I was blinded by a cascade of camera flashes.

You know my faithfulness to you, never can another own my heart, never - never - never...

A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.

No man has ever loved a woman as much as I love you. Nothing will ever come before you. I don’t know what else I have to do to prove to you that I won’t let you down again. I won’t hurt you. You don’t have to be alone anymore. I need you.

To have found you is a dear happiness; and to be Apollo's son is beyond all my hopes; but there is something I want to say to you alone. Come; this is a private matter between us two - anything you tell me shall be as secret as the grave.

I will You, in all, Myself, with promise to never desert you, To which I sign my name.

You are further to declare that we hold sacred the rights of conscience, and may promise to the whole people, solemnly in our name, the free and undisturbed exercise of their religion. And...that all civil rights and the right to hold office were to be extended to persons of any Christian denomination.

I think the most significant moment at a wedding is when you say "I do" and when you do the first dance.

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future.

Maybe I'm being selfish, but I choose you." He leaned over, lips brushing mine as he whispered, "I always choose you.

God as my witness, may He strike me down if this allegation is true.

When I say 'I will be true to you' I am drawing a quiet space beyond the reach of other desires.

What is a vow... but the mouth repeating what the heart has already promised?

Figure a man's only good for one oath at a time. I took mine to the Confederate States of America.

you'd like the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. That must be the most futile oath anyone ever swears.

It is the purpose that makes strong the vow; But vows to every purpose must not hold.