| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Rule |
| | | No rule (general) without an exception. | 1 |
| Submit to the rule you have yourself laid down. Latin. | 2 |
The good old rule sufficeth them, the simple plan, That they should take who had the power and they should keep who can. Old Song. | 3 | | |
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