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title: "4 Best Rules Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Best Rules quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Best Rules sayings and thoughts."
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> [And surely one of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-swift/and-surely-one-of-the-best-rules-in-conversation-is-never-to-say-a/)

[Jonathan Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-swift/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49b/jonathan-swift-433_business_and-surely-one-of-the-best-rules-in-conv_203432.jpg)

> [One of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-swift/one-of-the-best-rules-in-conversation-is-never-to-say-a-thing-which/)

[Jonathan Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-swift/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/jonathan-swift-433_business_one-of-the-best-rules-in-conversation-is_855535.jpg)

> [The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-temple/the-best-rules-to-form-a-young-man-are-to-talk-little-to-hear-much-to/)

[William Temple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-temple/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/william-temple-17571_business_the-best-rules-to-form-a-young-man-are-t_1961707.jpg)

> [The creation of rule is more creative than the destruction of them. Creation demands a higher level of reasoning and draws connections…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-zittel/the-creation-of-rule-is-more-creative-than-the-destruction-of-them/)

[Andrea Zittel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-zittel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/andrea-zittel-69088_cause-and-effect_the-creation-of-rule-is-more-creative-th_3222729.png)

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