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Rule Quotes by C.S. Lewis
- I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than…
- In reality, moral rules are directions for running the human machine. Every moral rule is there to prevent a breakdown, or a strain, or a…
- As the king governs by his executive, so Reason in man must rule the mere appetites by means of the 'spirited element.'
- It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in…
- The rule of the universe is that others can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves, and one can paddle every canoe except…
- I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than…
- A dogmatic belief in objective value is necessary to the very idea of a rule which is not tyranny or an obedience which is not…
- All right, beautiful. You've got me tied down to this stone table, and there's a knife in your hand that says you get to rule…
- The rule for us all is perfectly simple. Do not waste time bothering whether you love your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon…
More Rule Quotes
- I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. — Pietro Aretino
- The first person to promulgate the Golden Rule, which was the bedrock of this empathic spirituality, was Confucius 500 years before Christ. — Karen Armstrong
- There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come back. — Lance Armstrong
- Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. — Julian Assange
- Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing… — Chinua Achebe
- Another thing that's pathetic is this rule that you have to look ugly to get respect as an actress. Jessica Lange had… — Kevyn Aucoin
- Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but… — Marcus Aurelius
- One man's style must not be the rule of another's. — Jane Austen
- We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law. — Mahmoud Abbas
- From the naturalistic point of view, all men are equal. There are only two exceptions to this rule of naturalistic equality: geniuses… — Mikhail Bakunin
- Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to… — Edward Abbey
- It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do… — Douglas Adams