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Promises are like pie-crusts, made to be broken.

Promises are like pie-crusts, made to be broken.

Pollicitis dives quilibet esse potest.

Proverbs on a similar topic

Easier said than done.
A bargain is a bargain.
No sooner said than done.
An honest man's word is as good as his bond.
Saying and doing are two things.
To promise and give nothing, is comfort to a fool.
He that promises too much, means nothing.
Between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter.

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English

To promise is one thing and to keep is another.

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Latin

Pollicitis dives quilibet esse potest. Show translation Anyone can be an inch rich.

French

Promettre et tenir sont deux. Show translation Promising and keeping are two different things.

German

Versprechen und halten ist zweierlei. Show translation Promising and keeping are two different things.

Czech

Kdo sliby živ, zbohatne-li, bude div. Show translation He that liveth on promises, if he be rich, shall be a wonder.
Holé sliby kapsu nenaplní. Show translation Bare promises will not fill the pocket.