Rule Quotes

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It is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well, and look up to those who make no concessions. — Thucydides
Rulership is in our genes, dominion is in our makeup. We were designed to rule the earth. — Myles Munroe
Never ask anyone to do what you haven't done before and wouldn't do again. That's a pretty fundamental rule in leadership... treat them like you… — Ross Perot
It is not good to have a rule of many. — Homer
Abba Moses asked Abba Sylvanus, Can a person lay a new foundation every day? The old man replied, If you work hard, you can lay… — Saint John Chrysostom
When you pray either aloud or to yourself for others ? for instance, for the members of your household or for strangers, even though they… — John of Kronstadt
Where does one go in a tremendous city like Calcutta to find insider information? I recalled India's golden rule: do the opposite of what would… — Tahir Shah
The fourth (of the four cardinal virtues) is supportiveness: this manifests as service to others without expectation of reward. (Paraphrased: Such service is not a… — Laozi
It was very much a cry for democratic control at that time. Above all, breaking the accomplished power of a few people to rule the… — Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn
If enough people openly engage in conduct once considered reprehensible, we rewrite the rule book and assume that God, as a good democrat, will go… — James L. Buckley
Why do we stop believing in ourselves? Why do we let facts and figures and anything but dreams rule our lives? — Cecelia Ahern
Who can break the law? If I break this glass, it will fall down. If anyone succeeds in throwing one atom out of place, every… — Swami Vivekananda
We came to enjoy; we are being enjoyed. We came to rule; we are being ruled. We came to work; we are being worked. All… — Swami Vivekananda
The stock market and the gridiron and the battlefield aren't as tidy as the chessboard, but in all of them, a single, simple rule holds… — Garry Kasparov
When we did that kind of stuff our only rule was... Well, we didn't have any rules, really, but my rule, because I was the… — Lee Hazlewood
In giving presentations, use the 10/20/30 rule....use only 10 slides, take 20 minutes maximum, and use at least 30-point fonts. — Guy Kawasaki
I’ve broken a cardinal rule of art, music, and career paths: actors are supposed to act, and musicians are supposed to music. That’s how it… — Hugh Jackman
To rule yourself is the ultimate power — Seneca the Younger
A portable friend to all readers-especia lly but not only women-who need to learn that the Golden Rule works only if it's reversible: We must… — Gloria Steinem
It's a torturous time when you learn almost everything you really have to know about survival. The important thing to remember when you are living… — Shirley Manson
The choice before human beings, is not, as a rule, between good and evil but between two evils. — George Orwell
How to begin to educate a child. First rule: leave him alone. Second rule: leave him alone. Third rule: leave him alone. That is the… — D. H. Lawrence
You don't have sex near unicorns. It's an ironclad rule. It's tacky. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
The Shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To… — Carl Jung
Arbitrary rules teach kids discipline: If every rule made sense, they wouldn't be learning respect for authority, they'd be learning logic. — Stephen Colbert

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