| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Oath |
| | | A true word needs no oath. Turkish. | 1 |
| An oath and an egg are soon broken. German. | 2 |
| An unlawful oath is better broken than kept. | 3 |
| He keeps his oath as a dog does his fast. German. | 4 |
It is a great sin to swear unto a sin,
But greater sin to keep a sinful oath. Shakespeare. | 5 |
| Oaths are but words and words but wind. Butler. | 6 |
’Tis not the many oaths that make the truth,
But the plain, single vow that is vowed true. Shakespeare. | 7 |
To keep that oath were more impiety
Than Jeptha’s, when he sacrificed his daughter. Shakespeare. | 8 | | |
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