“That was the trouble with life—it never quite fulfilled its promises.”

“A person who promises and does not fulfill his promise is similar to an egg that never hatches.”

“History has shown that the masses have been quite receptive to the promises of authoritarians which are rarely if ever fulfilled.”

“God could not have given this promise, except from love and grace; therefore it is quite certain his Word will be fulfilled.”

“If we are faithful in keeping the commandments of God His promises will be fulfilled to the very letter. . . . The trouble is, the adversary of men's souls blinds their minds. He throws dust, so to speak, in their eyes, and they are blinded with the things of this world.”

“In old Chinese novels, especially in the Kimpeibai, usually after every ten or twenty pages of innocent description, the author invariably throws in an indecent scene as if he were quite punctually fulfilling a promise.”