Top 1200 False Promises Quotes & Sayings - Page 18

A man must first of all understand certain things. He has thousands of false ideas and false conceptions, chiefly about himself, and he must get rid of some of them before beginning to acquire anything new. Otherwise the new will be built on a wrong foundation and the result will be worse than before. To speak the truth is the most difficult thing in the world; one must study a great deal and for a long time in order to speak the truth. The wish alone is not enough. To speak the truth one must know what the truth is and what a lie is, and first of all in oneself. And this nobody wants to know.

As we enter 2015, we are faced with overwhelming challenges. However, the dawn of 2015 also promises unlimited potential and the opportunity to begin rebuilding America.

At a time when the American family is threatened as never before, redefining it away from the union of one man and one woman only promises to weaken it as a child-rearing, values-conveying institution.

We're not like robots. God promises to guide us through the Holy Spirit, but He gives us the freedom to make our own decisions.

Although we may trust God's promises for life after death and the certainty of a heavenly home, we must still face the reality of death.

How is it that, once victory took form and the horrible spectacle of the extermination camps was revealed, we could have shamelessly broken the promises given to the peoples in those years of ordeal?

By virtue of who we are, what we know, the promises we made to our Heavenly Father, and the fact that we are living now and where we are living, I absolutely think we were all born to lead.

Something always happens. You still have to promise stuff anyway. If you have to work to make the promises true... it's like a spell. You have to say the words every time you want the results.

Our pleasance here is all vain glory, This false world is but transitory.

At some point, a false belief collides with physical reality.

False humility is more insulting than open pride!

Liberation is an ever shifting horizon, a total ideology that can never fulfill its promises. It has the therapeutic quality of providing emotionally charged rituals of solidarity in hatred - it is the amphetamine of its believers.

I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty.

Find the trend whose premise is false, and bet against it.

Our pleasance here is all vain glory, This false warld is but transitory.

The most basic obligation we have to our veterans is that we keep the promises that were made to them. That is what makes the recent failures of the Veterans Administration so shameful.

Thus may poor fools Belive false teachers.

We never do evil so effectually as when we are led to do it by a false principle of conscience.

This stereotype that haredim don't serve in the army and contribute is false and always was.

The culture of drink endures because it offers so many rewards: confidence for the shy, clarity for the uncertain, solace to the wounded and lonely, and above all, the elusive promises of friendship and love.

Tal told me he loved me, and told me and told me, but you don't tell someone that and then tell them they're not experienced enough in bed and should read a book or something to learn, or they should try wearing deep-red lipstick and tight skirts to look hot like their best friend once in a while. If Tal hadn't lied to me when he said he loved me, I might not be without a future right now, a sucker who was so chickenshit she allowed herself to believe a false dream from a false god. I'm not sure I ever even liked Tal, much less loved him.

The character of false wit is that of appearing to depend only upon reason.

Trusting God completely means having faith that he knows what is best for your life. You expect him to keep his promises, help you with problems, and do the impossible when necessary.

Where older religions promised heaven, the church of yoga promises quicker, more practical, earthly gratification, in the form of better heart rates and well-toned arms.

There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied assortment of pleasures; ambition, a purple robe and applause. Vices tempt you by the rewards they offer.

I am so thankful I had the strength and promises of a loving God to guide my choices and decisions, and to uphold me through the unbelievably dark days and times of overwhelming sorrow.

If you break little promises, you'll break big ones.

People stay together and stay true only as long as they both want to. And all the promises in the world don’t change the length of time. Nothing comes with a guarantee.

The question of souls is old—we demand our bodies, now. We are tired of promises, god is deaf, and his church is our worst enemy.

The criterion of true beauty is that it increases on examination; if false, that it lessens.

When the federal government invests in education, it should support quality education and career readiness rather than institutions that make empty promises.

When somebody promises to do something, you have to think about whether that's something that you would be willing to see happen because the powers are simply too vast.

Just Detach From False Mental Objects And Be Enlightened To Being-As-Is

There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the promises he made in order to get elected; that's when he doesn't forget them.

An irresponsible person is a person who makes vague promises, then breaks his word, blames it on circumstances and expects other people to forgive it.

Humility is one of the most repulsive virtues, nearly always false.

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

Heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell.

You do have to follow your heart, otherwise you're living a false life.

False-dealing travels a short road, and surely detected.

The one thing worse than an enemy is a friend turned false.

Flee flattery, false praise and fair weather friends

I seriously hope all the things i talk about are erroneous and false

If all who are engaged in the profession of education were willing to state the facts instead of making greater promises than they can possibly fulfill, they would not be in such bad repute with the lay- public.

Republicans should be prepared to bolster their own grassroots efforts, keep promises made on the campaign trail and to fend off calculated, effective attacks from their progressive opponents.

We should celebrate the fact that, unlike some countries in the world, the United States makes promises that we will never send any student away from our schools.

No other religion, no other, promises new bodies, hearts, and minds. Only in the gospel of Christ do hurting people find such incredible hope.

In a universe that defies description, all systems of belief can only be false.

I don't know what to do if I am not inspiring some sort of false fascination.

If we become a people who are willing to give up our money and our freedom in exchange for rhetoric and promises, then nothing can save us.

The bigger question, rather than what's true and what's false, is what do we want?

I can't show false humility, nor be overly proud and ostentatious.

We ought to pay down the national debt, ... The American people are tired of people who make promises about cutting taxes that they cannot keep.

No matter what the circumstances, we can be grateful that God fulfills His promises, that our faith is sufficient to sustain us, and that our eternal life is assured.

Harsh reality is always better than false hope.

What we do know, despite the lack of media curiosity, is that Hillary Clinton promises a radical amnesty combined with a radical reduction in immigration enforcement.

You don't repair that relationship by sitting down and talking about trust or making promises. Actually, what rebuilds it is living it and doing things differently - and I think that is what is going to make the difference.

Sooner or later, false thinking brings wrong conduct.

I am for anyone that will give me lower taxes, stop all this stupid spending. Whoever promises me that gets this chicken's vote.

False Hustle = cheap fouls, lunging, reaching, etc.