George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement
Canto I, stanza 15.
The Corsair (1814)
“Faith looks to the word and the promise; that is, to the truth. But hope looks to that which the word has promised, to the gift.”
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 221
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“Only faith can keep what hope promises.”
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Variant: What we needed were not words and promises but a steady accumulation of small realities.
Source: South of the Border, West of the Sun
Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923) French actress
Source: My Double Life (1907), Ch. 25
Context: Victor Hugo could not promise without keeping his word. He was not like me: I promise everything with the firm intention of keeping my promises, and two hours after I have forgotten all about them. If any one reminds me of what I have promised, I tear my hair, and to make up for my forgetfulness I say anything, I buy presents — in fact, I complicate my life with useless worries. It has always been thus, and always will be so.