A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself.
As a rule, men worry more about what they can't see than about what they can.
The art of being a slave is to rule one's master.
As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.
Fear prophets, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them.
Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.
Where love rules, there is no will to power, and where power predominates, love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.
The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.
Poetry has its particular rules and precepts; and that history is governed by others directly opposite.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, it's usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies.
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting.
Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.
I protest against every order with which some authority may feel pleased on the basis of some alleged necessity to over-rule my free will.
It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can.
Existence precedes and rules essence.
“Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.”
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.
Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more.
It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country.
Men unite against none so readily as against those whom they see attempting to rule over them.