#general rule

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. ↗

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

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A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself. ↗

— Alexander Graham Bell

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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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The general rule is that anything that is passed on in reproduction does not undergo senescence. ↗

— George C. Williams

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As a general rule, I don't plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception. ↗

— Paul Haggis

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Apple doesn't do hobbies as a general rule. ↗

— Tim Cook

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As a general rule, people disappoint you as you know them. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

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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. ↗

— Frederick Pollock

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My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen. ↗

— Natalie Portman

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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. ↗

— Giacomo Casanova

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