George Santayana
Philosopher, Poet
"Oaths are the fossils of piety."
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Swearing
20 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Judah Smith
Pastor
"Christianity is not about not swearing. It’s not about not having impure thoughts. Really, it’s not about not at all. Christianity is about Jesus."
William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"When a gentlemen is disposed to swear, it is not for any standers-by to curtail his oaths."
Euripides
Playwright
"'Twas but my tongue, 'twas not my soul that swore."
H. G. Wells
Writer
"...the voice was indisputable. It continued to swear with that breadth and variety that distinguishes the swearing of a cultivated man."
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"I'll be damned for never a king's son in Christendom."
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"I'll have you know I do the swearing on this ship. If I need your assitance I'll call you." Capt. Wolf Larsen"
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