Some men think that rules should be made of cast iron; I believe they should be made of rubber, so they can be stretched to fit any particular case and then spring back into shape again. The really important part of a rule is the exception to it.

George Horace Lorimer (1867-1937) American journalist, author, magazine editor

Old Gorgon Graham: More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son, ch. 3 (1903)
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