Rule Quotes

3048 Rule quotes by 2073 unique authors

I don't hate myself, as a general rule. I'd say the best way to describe it is that I have moments of self-loathing at fairly… — Janeane Garofalo
Great men are the commissioned guides of mankind, who rule their fellows because they are wiser. — Thomas Carlyle
Virtues are dangerous as vices insofar as they are allowed to rule over one as authorities and not as qualities one develops oneself. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The golden rule has no place in a political campaign. — John James Ingalls
As a rule, the Government appoints its friends. — Unknown Author
Every central government worships uniformity: uniformity relieves it from inquiry into an infinity of details, which must be attended to if rules have to be… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Now majority rule is a precious, sacred thing worth dying for. But like other precious, sacred things .... it's not only worth dying for; it… — P.J. O'Rourke
Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round & wet & crowded. At the outside, babies,… — Kurt Vonnegut
In pain shall you bring forth children, woman, and you shall turn to your husband and he shall rule over you. And do you not… — Tertullian
New Rule: Gay marriage won't lead to dog marriage. It is not a slippery slope to rampant inter-species coupling. When women got the right to… — Bill Maher
Rule number one is, don't sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it's all small stuff. — Mike Davies
The golden rule of friendship is to listne to others as you would have them listen to you. — David W Augsburger
Whether you are sixteen or over sixty, remember, understatement is the rule of a fine makeup artist. — Helena Rubinstein
Even overweight cats instinctively know the cardinal rule: when fat, arrange yourself in slim poses. — John Weitz
We have come a long way in America because of Martin Luther King, Jr. He led a disciplined, nonviolent revolution under the rule of law,… — John Lewis
There is a fuzzy but real distinction that can and I believe should be made, between patriotism, which is attachment to a way of life,… — Todd Gitlin
Let there be no limit to what we take to God in prayer, so that there may be no limit to God's reign and rule… — S. D Gordon
Democracy is no solution - it's just 51% bossing the other 49% around. For God's sake, Hitler was democratically elected! Democracy is just mob rule… — Doug Casey
Mob rule and emasculation of the wise' and 'who will watch the guardians'? — Plato
True piety admits no other rule than that whatsoever things have been faithfully received from our fathers the same are to be faithfully consigned to… — Vincent of Lerins
Teach nothing new, but instill into all men's breasts those things which the Fathers of revered memory have with harmony of statement taught... Preach nothing… — Pope Leo I
Pictures rule, but words define, explain, express, direct, and hold together our thoughts and what we know. — Don Watson
I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth. — Ignatius of Antioch
The first rule of improv is 'Never say no.' Use it when co-writing. To co-write, you need to be willing to be vulnerable with each… — Chuck Cannon
The whole meaning of morality is a rule that we ought to obey whether we like it or not. If so, then the idea of… — J. Budziszewski

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