I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of the cockpit as I tried to leave my Spitfire.

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Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to...

The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to...

The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any...

The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any...

We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy...

We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy...

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's...

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's...

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's...

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's...

Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the...

Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the...

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

Always old-fashioned

Always old-fashioned

It is not good to have a rule of many.

It is not good to have a rule of many.

The rules are changed now, there's not any way to build a team today. It's...

The rules are changed now, there's not any way to build a team today. It's...

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people...

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people...

My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in...

My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in...

I make it a policy to try never to make a complete idiot of myself...

I make it a policy to try never to make a complete idiot of myself...

As a rule, for no one does life drag more disagreeably than for him who...

As a rule, for no one does life drag more disagreeably than for him who...

Rules should always be bent, if not broken. It's the only way to have any...

Rules should always be bent, if not broken. It's the only way to have any...

A ruler isn't always straight.

A ruler isn't always straight.

My first rule of travel is never to go to a place that sounds like...

My first rule of travel is never to go to a place that sounds like...

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after...

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after...