(To Lucrezia Borgia) Do people say that I am both your father and your lover? Let the world, that heap of vermin as ridiculous as they are feeble-minded, believe the most absurd tales about the mighty! You must know that…

Quote by Pope Alexander VI

Topics: Rules Quotes

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or...

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or...

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

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

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

None shall rule but the humble, And none but Toil shall have

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

Be prepared, be sharp, be careful, and use the King's English well. And you can...

Be prepared, be sharp, be careful, and use the King's English well. And you can...

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...

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

It is a common rule with primitive people not to waken a sleeper, because his...

It is a common rule with primitive people not to waken a sleeper, because his...

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...

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five...

Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five...

A ruler isn't always straight.

A ruler isn't always straight.

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.

Always old-fashioned

Always old-fashioned

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The...

There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The...

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

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...

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...