Rule Quotes

3048 Rule quotes by 2073 unique authors

The last thing I want to be is sanctimonious, but the thing that frustrates me is the deceit and betrayal, how there's one rule for… — James Walsh
As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe… — Giacomo Casanova
It seems to be a rule of wisdom never to rely on your memory alone, scarcely even in acts of pure memory, but to bring… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The first rule of doing work that matters: Go to work on a regular basis. — Seth Godin
Goldstone has done terrible damage to the cause of truth and justice and the rule of law. He has poisoned Jewish-Palestinian relations, undermined the courageous… — Norman Finkelstein
When they are preparing for war, those who rule by force speak most copiously about peace until they have completed the mobilization process. — Stefan Zweig
I mean that the time where we need International agreement more than ever on the environment and the rest, poverty we are breaking up our… — Clare Short
If we accept the rule of those who think they are the bosses and lords of Mexico, nothing will change for the people on the… — Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Virtues are, in the popular estimate, rather the exception than the rule. There is the man and his virtues. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
People are difficult to rule, because of their knowledge. — Laozi
Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world. — Laozi
Can you care for the people and rule the country and not be cunning? — Laozi
By not claiming to be first in the world one can rule. — Laozi
To bear the country's disgrace is to rule the shrines of soil and grain. To bear the country's misfortunes is to be the king of… — Laozi
To rule by knowledge ravages the country. — Laozi
To be brave without compassion, generous without moderation, and rule without refraining from being first in the world, are certain deaths. — Laozi
Success consists in felicity of verbal expression, which every so often may result from a quick flash of inspiration but as a rule involves a… — Italo Calvino
The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew… — Abraham Pais
There's a cardinal rule that you don't talk about sharks. If you don't see it, it's not there. — Mark Warkentin
The creation of rule is more creative than the destruction of them. Creation demands a higher level of reasoning and draws connections between cause and… — Andrea Zittel
There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism. — Jim Leach
Golden Rule”: “That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go… — Hillel the Elder
It is...highly probable that from the very beginning, apart from death, the only ironclad rule of human experience has been the Law of Unintended Consequences. — Ian Tattersall
The first rule in keeping secrets is nothing on paper. — Thomas Powers
I saw that animals were important. I saw that plants were even more important. I was also to learn that compared to many of the… — Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

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