{"quotes":[{"text":"First rule of thievery,' Eli said, grinning, 'only run if you're not coming back.' (...) 'First rule of thievery, never use the same entrance twice.' Miranda rolled her eyes. 'How many 'first rules' of thievery do you have?' 'When one mistake can mean your head on a pike, every rule's a first rule,' Eli said cheerfully.","author":"Rachel Aaron","tags":["funny","humor","rules-to-live-by","witty"],"id":1673,"author_id":"Rachel+Aaron"},{"text":"Maxim 12: A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries.","author":"Howard Tayler","tags":["rules-to-live-by","subverted-saying","violence","wrath"],"id":13007,"author_id":"Howard+Tayler"},{"text":"Maxim 5: Close air support and friendly fire should be easier to tell apart.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries.","author":"Howard Tayler","tags":["air-support","military","rules-to-live-by"],"id":18852,"author_id":"Howard+Tayler"},{"text":"When you disobey the rule, you sell your freedom. You cripple your real you. The daily direction of your life is restricted and directed by the rule and the ruling.","author":"Ernest Agyemang Yeboah","tags":["caught-by-the-law","disobedience","freedom","freedom-of-choice","freedom-of-expression","freedom-of-speech","life","obeying-rules","reasons-why","rules","rules-and-regulations","rules-to-live-by","staying-focused"],"id":28972,"author_id":"Ernest+Agyemang+Yeboah"},{"text":"Maxim 31: Only cheaters prosper.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries.","author":"Howard Tayler","tags":["cheating","prosperity","rules-to-live-by"],"id":37805,"author_id":"Howard+Tayler"},{"text":"Maxim 20: If you’re not willing to shell your own position, you’re not willing to win.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries.","author":"Howard Tayler","tags":["military","overkill","rules-to-live-by","strategy","winning"],"id":41179,"author_id":"Howard+Tayler"},{"text":"Maxim 28: If the price of collateral damage is high enough, you might be able to get paid for bringing ammunition home with you.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries.","author":"Howard Tayler","tags":["collateral-damage","military","rules-to-live-by","strategy"],"id":56754,"author_id":"Howard+Tayler"},{"text":"Maxim 3: An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries.","author":"Howard Tayler","tags":["explosives","humour","mercenaries","military","ordnance","rules-to-live-by"],"id":70616,"author_id":"Howard+Tayler"},{"text":"For though I was raised Protestant, my true religion is actually civility. Please note that I do not call my faith “politeness.” That’s part of it, yes, but I say civility because I believe that good manners are essential to the preservation of humanity— one’s own and others’— but only to the extent that that civility is honest and reasonable, not merely the mindless handmaiden of propriety.","author":"Kathleen Rooney","tags":["ethics","rules-to-live-by"],"id":75584,"author_id":"Kathleen+Rooney"},{"text":"When you obey the rules, the rules obey you.","author":"Ernest Agyemang Yeboah","tags":["acceptance","conformity","conformity-and-attitude","obedience","purpose","rule-of-law","rules","rules-of-attraction","rules-to-live-by","timing-is-everything","timing"],"id":76239,"author_id":"Ernest+Agyemang+Yeboah"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":41,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}