A proverb is no promise.
A promise broken cracks us open.
Promise once; follow up always.
A promise is an approximate.
Don’t promise — perform!
People invite promises; reality domiciles.
A promise has a premise.
Both promises and lies incubate in hope; they populate with action.
A promise always has an accomplice.
Promise; die on it.
Modern Thought Proverbs, Aphorisms and Epigrams 