a promise made is a promise kept

Proverb

A promise that one makes should be or can be considered a promise that one will certainly honor.

Japanese Meaning

約束をしたならば、必ず守るべきであり、守ることが当然とされるという教訓を示す諺です。 / 一度発した約束は、どんな状況でも信じ守るべきであるという倫理や信用の重要性を説いています。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

契約交渉の際、彼は一度した約束は必ず守らなければならないと自分に言い聞かせ、納品を予定より早めた。

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A promise that one makes should be or can be considered a promise that one will certainly honor.

We'll never rise together if we allow medical bills to swallow family budgets or let people retire penniless after a lifetime of hard work, and so today we must demand that when it comes to commitments made [to] working men and women on health care and pensions, a promise made is a promise kept.

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