Character Quotes
I have not need to promise what I cannot do.
"I have not need to promise what I cannot do."— Aeschylus
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Meaning of this quote
The speaker refuses to make commitments beyond what can actually be delivered.
Key takeaway:
Promise only what you have a reasonable basis to fulfill.
Origin of the quote
Eumenides, Athena's reply at line 899.
Who actually said this?
Supplied title has I have not need, apparently a copying error; the underlying passage concerns a commitment Athena will fulfill. Original title preserved for matching.
