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 | Hypocrites are those who apply to others the standards that they refuse to accept for themselves. — Noam Chomsky, 1928-, American linguist, philosopher, social activist 16 likes |
 | Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's. — William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter 15 likes |
 | Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend. — Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953] 12 likes |
 | In politics, as in grammar, the mistake that everyone makes is declared the rule. — André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman 10 likes |
 | Women have a much better time than men in this world; there are far more things forbidden to them. — Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer 9 likes |
 | If you make 10,000 regulations you destroy all respect for the law. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 8 likes |
 | I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. — Lou Holtz, 1937-, American football coach 8 likes |
 | Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy. — Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic 8 likes |
 | I never joined the Boy Scouts. I don’t trust any organization that has a handbook. — George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian 8 likes |
 | The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer. — Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician 7 likes |
 | Everybody says they want to be free. Take the train off the tracks and it’s free but it can’t go anywhere. — Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer 6 likes |
 | It's not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them. — T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948 6 likes |
 | In limitations he first shows himself the master, and the law can only bring us freedom. — Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher 5 likes |
 | You are remembered for the rules you break. — Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, American general 5 likes |
 | The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. — Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer 5 likes |
 | Rules cannot substitute for character. — Alan Greenspan, 1926-, American economist 4 likes |
| If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments. — Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer 4 likes |
 | Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them. — H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic 4 likes |
 | Rules are made for people who aren’t willing to make up their own. — Chuck Yeager, 1923-2020, American pioneer pilot 3 likes |
 | A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as it stays inside the maze. — Margaret Atwood, 1939 -, Canadian writer 3 likes |
 | Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. — Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter 3 likes |
 | The rule is there are no rules. — Aristotle Onassis, 1900-1975, Greek tycoon 3 likes |
 | There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist. — Fernando Pessoa, 1888-1935, Portuguese poet & writer 3 likes |
 | I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don’t criticize a teammate. Never be late. — John Wooden, 1910-2010, American basketball coach 3 likes |
 | When we act, we must comply with the rules, and when we judge, be aware of the exceptions. — Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims 3 likes |
 | If you kept the small rules, you could break the big ones. — George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer 2 likes |
| Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind. — Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, American general 2 likes |
 | The fools of the world have been those who have established religions, ceremonies, laws, faith, rule of life. |
 | If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 50 years ago, a liberal 25 years ago and a racist today. |
| The exception always comes from the reason for the rule. |
 | What is the Law of the Jungle? Strike first and then give tongue. |
 | Rules and models destroy genius and art. |
| Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality. |
 | She was already learning that if you ignore the rules people will, half the time, quietly rewrite them so that they don't apply to you. |
 | For truly honest people with principles, God’s ten commandments are summed up in one written over the entrance to Telem Monastery: “Do whatever you want.” |
 | No rules exist, examples only come to the aid of rules that struggle to exist. — André Breton, 1896-1966, French writer, founder of Surrealism |
 | Rules of taste enforce structures of power. — Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer, critic, activist |
 | Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference. — Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist |
 | Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life. |
Personal Stories
 | If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere. |
Latin Quotes
 | An exception tests the rule as to things not excepted. Exceptio probat regulam de rebus non exceptis. 28 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. — Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British writer 2 likes |
 | Life is the only game in which the object of the game is to learn the rules. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist |
 | The Four Rules of Life: 1. Show Up 2. Pay Attention 3.Tell the Truth 4. Don't be upset at the results. |
Proverbs
 | The exception which proves the rule. 3 likes |
 | The forbidden fruit is sweetest. 3 likes |
Movie Quotes
 | Do not speak to me of rules. This is war! This is not a game of cricket! — from the film The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 7 likes |
