Rules Quotes

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Our leading principle in interpreting Scripture is this, that the Bible is a book written for men, in the language of men, and that its… — William Ellery Channing
What people don't realize is that intimacy has its conventions as well as ordinary social intercourse. There are three cardinal rules -- don't take somebody… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Rules to find out a fit Measure of Meat and Drink. — Benjamin Franklin
There is a sort of veteran woman of condition, who, having lived always in the grand monde, and having possibly had some gallantries, together with… — Lord Chesterfield
Those who are intelligent tread on the path of truth and adhere to all the rules and vows strictly. They are the ones who become… — Rig Veda
Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of force — Blaise Pascal
What kind of love is more pure and more majestic, like the love for your native country. What kind of love? Theres nothing more, nothing.… — Sorin Cerin
Love rules his kingdom without a sword. — Proverbs
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, and disregard of all the rules. — George Orwell
Always old-fashioned — Jacques Barzun
Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the god dam rules. — Maria Callas
Laws are rules established by men who are in control of organized violence for the non fulfillment of which those who do not fulfill them… — Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
By chasing away the Evil in us we will also chase away the Good. This is mans paradox, to search himself without ever fully finding… — Sorin Cerin
Freedom requires that you discover your own inner language - your own life rules - your own vision. — Zephyr Bloch-Jorgensen
A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules. — William Somerset Maugham
We owe few of the rules of writing to the acuteness of critics, who have generally no other merit than that, having read the works… — Samuel Johnson
One of the universal rules of happiness is: always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual. — Terry Pratchett
The place was crawling with youngsters. It was good, because the kids were good. I can't make a general assumption. Again, you're probably getting, as… — Adam Arkin
Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go by any rules. They're not like aches or wounds; they're more like splits in the skin that… — F Scott Fitzgerald
Must not fight simply to win; no holds barred is not the way; you must win by the rules. — John Graham Chambers

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