PEOPLE PROVERBS

PROVERBS WITH THE TITLE : "promise"

  • A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
    it means that:

  • All promises are either broken or kept.
    said when:

  • Better deny at once than promise long.
    advices that:

  • An Englishman's word is his bond
    suggests that:

  • Promises, like piecrust, are made to be broken.
    suggests that:

  • Good words and no deeds.
    expression for:

  • Many words will not fill a bushel.
    declares that:

  • One of these days is none of these days.
    used to mean that:

  • Promise is a debt.
    said to mean that:

  • Promise little, but do much.
    meaning:

  • Agree, for the law is costly.
    states that:

  • Promises are like pie crust,
    meaning:

  • Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.
    used for:

  • Put your money where your mouth is,
    used to say:

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