It is a common rule with primitive people not to waken a sleeper, because his soul is away and might not have time to get back

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are

Fancy rules over two thirds of the universe, the past, and future, while reality is confined to the present

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The first is that every one can in the end get what he wants if he only tries. This is the general rule. The particular rule is that every individual is more or less of an exception to the rule

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in public affairs through views of private interest; but to go straight forward in doing what appears to me right at the time, leaving the consequences with Providence

Jesus was all virtue, and acted from impulse, not from rules

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule

Life's a game, all you have to do, is know how to play it.