Promise is made to be broken. Agree?
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No. Promises are meant to be kept. If you know you can't keep it - don't make it. Only promise something if you have the intent, and the ability, to make it happen.
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why would you deliver someone a ready made lie on a platter? if you know its going to be broken whats the point of the promise? people make promises to give someone else hope. its like an i.o.u. if you write someone an i.o.u it will eventually have to be payed or else you have stolen something, so too do you have to pay up for all your promises or risk wreaking someones hope and trust in you.
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I'm very serious to keep promises I've made.Otherwise I won't give my word to someone unnecessarily.Plus my religion(Islam) don't allow me to play with peoples emotions..
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No, I don't agree.
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There may be situations when a promise can't be kept any longer. However it's a good idea to apologize and explain why it cannot keep in such situations.
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1) Certainly not. They are meant to be kept. However, some people make promises just to deceive others and in this case, they intend to break those promises in the moment of making them. 2) A similar saying is "Rules are made to be broken". That one, however, has some truth. "Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. Standard conduct is justified in most situations. However, the rules should not be followed blindly. In exceptional circumstances, there may be a more effective procedure." Source and further information: http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/39/messages/625.html
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Yes. If you accept that trust will vanish too.
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'Promises made, promises broken, measures of our demise.' Dan Fogelberg
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I guess it depends on what the promise is and who is doing the promising
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No way! I promised never to cheat, and I never will
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Nope. Never agree to something if you can't follow through.
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No. The most valuable possession I have is my word.
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Not at all. promises come from the heart, and are bonded in trust.
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No. I do not agree.
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Promises are not made to be broken, they are made so you know the person promising is trustworthy and will keep the promise.
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Disagree. If you don't plan on keeping a vow, then don't make one. Promises are meant to be kept and taken very seriously.
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Isn't it "rules are meant to be broken"?
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No,promises are to be kept otherwise "BONES" are made to be broken!! *That's @least what my girlfriend told me!!!
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I sure hope not. SOmetimes all you have is someone's word, and they yours. If that were to disappear, it would be a sad state of affairs, indeed.
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Promises are made to be kept. However, depending on the promise, things can change. People promise to love forever, but love can be a fleeting thing, and things can kill love. Plus a promise should not be kept if someones life is in danger.
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some are but not all of them.
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do not agree if promises are made to be broken you could trust no one for that means you are not a person that keeps their word and in some places that is like currency you break a promise good luck getting anything accomplished with that person or in that place thats where the phrase "Man of your word" comes from or "honorable person" if you are not dont ever ask me for anything cant trust you
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RULES are made to be broken. Promises are made to be KEPT.
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Not at all.
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Disagree. Broken promises are the stuff of heartaches.
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LOL. That's like saying we are born to die.
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Oy. You need a justification? Well, I don't promise if I know I will not be able to keep my word. LOL Those who give promises easy and don't mean to keep them have problems making and keeping friends. I am sure of it.
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No. Honor and truthfulness dicatate that, if you make a promise, you must keep it. If you can't fulfill the promises you contemplate making, then don't make promises.
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Promises are made to be broken by friends as most of my friends can't hold any promises but then again I can't either..LOL
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Not if I make them... Of course, if I'm not sure I'll be able to, I usually say something like, "I promise to try..." and I DO try... ;-)
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Absolutely NOT ! That is why they are "PROMISES" . That is giving someone your word that YOu will do something and if a man or a woman are not as good as their word ; then they are NOTHING !
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I think you mean contracts are meant to be broken.
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not usually but yes there is always an exception just know the difference!!
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No, don't make a promise if you think you're gonna break it.
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i will not give my word as a man if i think there is a sliver a of chance i can't keep it.
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If a promise is exacted under pressure, it's likely to be broken. If it's given willingly, it has a much better chace
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Not a chance.Then why to promise?It'd hurt a little if you don't promise rather than promising and backing off at the right moment of action. A big No.
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Only if it affects my interest!
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Never, although it happens.
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no, i do not agree, unless you suffer from a serious weakness of character, dishonesty is not something to aspire to.
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not if you can help it , i personally wouldnt ,,but its just some poeples nature to tell all that they know about others ,thats only mother nature at work ,,
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No, I do not agree that promises are made to be broken. I understand God has made around 365 promises (one promise a day) and the LORD is faithful to all His promises (Psalm 145:13). I always remember with fondness this great hymn "Promising On The Promises of God". However at the human level, we are not encouraged to make promises that we cannot keep.
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No, a promise means something! and if you can't be depended on for something you promised then you really aren't a very good person
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Promises are meant to be kept! Dont promise something if you cant keep it
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1. assurance or undertaking: an assurance that something will be done or not done. If you cant assure something then dont promise something. Not only did you lie to who you promised it but you lied to yourself and prove yourself that your word means nothing-regardless of how long ago it was promised. Your word has no time limit. If it was meant to be broken it wasnt a promise.
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Well wedding vows are promises which are offically broken 50% of the time
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When you make a promise, its your word of honor to uphold that promise. Does not giving your word and doing the honorable act of standing by your word mean anything anymore. There are degrees of promises, if someone tells me a story that could possible have someone in harmsway, and fellow it up with "I need you to promise me you won't tell anyone", I usually tell them they should have said that first........On the flip side when a person opens with "I need you to promise me you won't tell anyone what I am about to tell you" I usually tell them I would rather not listen cause I make up my mind at the end of the information you give me not at the opening request!
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No, I do not agree. I know promises are easily broken so one needs to be very careful when contemplating one. Do not make promises which cannot be kept.
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Nope. Promises are meant to be kept, and they should be kept. You should never make a promise if you don't intend to keep it.
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No. Promises are to be kept. A broken promise is fraud.
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To promise and then deliberately renege on the promise is a matter of integrity. Without that, you live a shallow life.
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All we have these days is our integrity. If you break a promise, there is no chance of trust ever again. Not to mention, BAD CHARMA
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To say that "a promise is made to be broken" is a liar's and coward's way out, and a sign of dishonesty regarding not only others, but one's self. If you give your word on something, or someone gives you their word, and either party breaks it, of how much value is either one's word. A real man is true to his word. As you go through life, though, you will learn that there don't seem to be a lot of real men. I'm not saying that there aren't situations where one party may justly release the other from his word, but there are very few such situations.
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no-but I don't agree with "promising"per se, your word should be good all the time-why go to extra efforts to convince someone through promising?
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NO...
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No way
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Hell No!!! Promises are made so that people now you are for real about what you say or do
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agreed
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NO! If you are not sure you can not do it then do not make a promise.
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