- Economic
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- Nov 07, 2020
General Rule Quotes
The rules of thumb people actually live by.
A 'general rule' is shorthand for hard-won experience — like not moving too fast in love, or accepting that Bad people rarely see themselves that way. These quotes collect that kind of practical wisdom.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the things in my experience about changing parties: There are very few exceptions to the general rule. And the general rule has been, people are going to invite you into the church, but they are not going to make you a deacon.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean, the general rule is if you're not prepared to make a mistake, you're not going to make much progress.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Usually, characters that are doing something nefarious have some extra layers to them. The general rule is bad people don't necessarily think they are bad.
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
As to the deceit perpetrated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other.
- Does
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- Nov 07, 2020
The general rule is that anything that is passed on in reproduction does not undergo senescence.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
So far I go with the Socialists as to think it a pretty general rule that, where monopoly is necessary, it is better in public hands.
- Legal
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- Nov 07, 2020
Though every legal task demands this skill, it is especially important in the effort to frame public policy in a way that is properly responsive to human needs and predicaments. The question is always: How will the general rule work in practice?
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
My only general rule was to steer away from things I played with the band over the past couple of tours. I was interested in re-shaping the Rising material for live shows, so people could hear the bare bones of that.
- General
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- Nov 07, 2020