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To promise much means giving little.
Portuguese Proverb
To promise and give nothing is comfort for a fool.
Italian Proverb
He lives in the land of promise.
Dutch Proverb
A small gift is better than a great promise.
German Proverb
Do not run into debt with a rich man, or promise anything to a poor one.
Cuban Proverb
I will charge thee nothing but the promise that thee will help the next man thee finds in trouble.
Mennonite Proverb
Fidelity in a king, promise in men.
Myanmar Proverb
The day cuts off the promise of the night.
Egyptian Proverb
Men apt to promise are apt to forget.
American Proverb
To promise is easy, to keep is troublesome.
Danish Proverb
From the promise to the deed is a day's journey.
Bulgarian Proverb
Neither promise wax to the saint, nor cakes to the child.
Greek Proverb
A promise is a nice word, if kept then it is all right.
Hungarian Proverb
In the land of promise a man may die of hunger.
Dutch Proverb
No pillows so soft as God's Promise.
Traditional Proverb
In the midst of great joy do not promise to give a man anything; in the midst of great anger do not answer a man's letter.
Chinese Proverb
Don't promise something when you are full of joy; don't answer letters when you are full of anger.
Chinese Proverb
The world has not made a promise to anybody.
African Proverb
Promise little but with respect.
American Proverb
A gift is better than a promise.
American Proverb
Promise little but do much.
American Proverb
When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you.
English Proverb
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