Quotes About Vow

The second exercise is a favorite of Yogi Raman's. He used to go an entire day without speaking, except in response to a direct question." "Kind of like a vow of silence?" "Actually that's exactly what it was, John. The Tibetan monks who popularized this practice believed that to hold one's tongue for an extended period of time would have the effect of enhancing one's discipline.

Hence, by a series of almost unnoticed changes, allowing ever easier divorce, and ever more blatant neglect of children, the state has overseen the gradual undoing of the marriage vow, to

Marriage is like death, only happens once.

The marriage vow is an absurdity imposed by society.

A vow is a heavenly created obligation in motion that only ends when fully completed.

The husband should say to the reverend: 'And I promise not to defy my wife.

Double-promise for ever and ever, amen?

To keep a vow, means not to keep from breaking it, but rather to devote the rest of one's life to discovering what the vow means, and to be willing to change and to grow accordingly.

me. That's what husbands are for. And for holding onto for comfort. And to make sure that life will be better. That is my wedding vow to you

The first sentence of a book is a promise.

I made a really stupid promise to my husband in my early 20s, when he and I were first going out, that I would retire as a jockey when I was 40.

I had promised my husband never to accept another engagement. It was hard. It was not a very happy time for me.

I keep my promises.

Twas but my tongue, 'twas not my soul that swore

I have been sworn against by perjured and wicked people.

I took the vow of celibacy in 1906. I had not shared my thoughts with my wife until then, but only consulted her at the time of making the vow. She had no objection.

Remember I told you I've taken a vow of chastity. You understand what that means, right? Yeah," he said. "You're very generous. I think that's cool." I didn't quite get his answer, but I didn't want to prolong the conversation. [...] That's when it dawned on me what Greg had meant. [...] Um, that's charity, Greg, not chastity. He is so not the right guy for me.(137-138)

I promise you, I won't let you die." "Make me no promises that can break us both, Fitz.

And he is a Farseer," Dutiful suddenly interjected, startling both of us. "One whose vow to his family has already cost him many things. So, this time, as your prince, I command this, FitzChivalry Farseer. Keep your vow, to yourself. Be as true to your own heart as you were to Verity's, and to King Shrewd's before him. That is the command of your king.

Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, made a deep vow to free all beings and help us wake up to our true and luminous nature.

Fui un insensato -dijo-, en no haberme arrancado el corazón el día que jure vengarme.

Fui un insensato –dijo– en no haberme arrancado el corazón el día que juré vengarme.

On evenings when the orange moon was rising in the sky, and some woman was crying in their kitchen, Sally and Gillian would lock pinkies and vow never to be ruled by their passions.

With all my worldly goods I thee endow.