promise
promise bow of promise a rainbow; in allusion to God's promise, in Genesis 9:13, ‘I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth,’ that there would not be a second Flood.
the Promised Land in the Bible, the land of Canaan, as promised by God to Abraham and his descendants in Genesis 12:7. In extended usage, the Promised Land is often used with the implication that it remains just out of reach.
promises, like pie-crust, are made to be broken proverbial saying, late 17th century. A similar idea was expressed by General de Gaulle in a speech at the Elysée Palace, 2 July 1963, ‘Treaties…are like girls and roses: they last while they last.’
See also breach of promise.
the Promised Land in the Bible, the land of Canaan, as promised by God to Abraham and his descendants in Genesis 12:7. In extended usage, the Promised Land is often used with the implication that it remains just out of reach.
promises, like pie-crust, are made to be broken proverbial saying, late 17th century. A similar idea was expressed by General de Gaulle in a speech at the Elysée Palace, 2 July 1963, ‘Treaties…are like girls and roses: they last while they last.’
See also breach of promise.
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