The exception which proves the rule


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I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule.
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I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule.
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Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity.
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That which proves too much, proves nothing!
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people don't get me
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The proverb is something musty.
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We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.
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The golden rule for every business man is this: 'Put yourself in your customer's place.'
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