Rule Quotes

We have to live bravely in order to truly feel alive, and that means not being ruled by our greatest fears.

As a rule, only the poor are generous. Rich people can always find excellent reasons for not handing over twenty thousand francs to a relative.

No national sovereignty rules in outer space. Those who venture there go as envoys of the entire human race. Their quest, therefore, must be for all mankind, and what they find should belong to all mankind.

Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.

Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.

It is a fundamental rule of human life, that if the approach is good, the response is good.

Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.

How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the best man on earth, and put him into a monarchy, you put outside him the thoughts that usually guide him.

The first rule in decision-making is that one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement.

It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.