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The Rules by Richard Templar

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2- 兀賯亘賱 賮賲丕 丨丿孬 賯丿 丨丿孬 (賲丕丨丿孬 賯丿 丨丿孬 賵兀賳鬲 亘丨丕噩丞 賱兀賳 鬲鬲禺胤丕賴 )
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4- 丕毓賱賲 賲丕賷賴賲 賵賲丕 賱丕賷賴賲 (賴賳丕賰 亘毓囟 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賰賵賳 賲賴賲賴 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕鬲賴賲 )
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295 pages, Paperback

First published November 8, 2005

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Richard Templar

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Richard Templar is an astute observer of human behavior and understands what makes the difference between those of us who effortlessly glide towards success and those of us who struggle against the tide. He has distilled these observations into his Rules titles. More than 1 million people around the world have enjoyed and now play by Richard Templar's Rules.

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Profile Image for Loy Machedo.
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February 18, 2012
WARNING - SPOILER

My curiosity to read this book was finally administered last night when I decided to read 鈥楾he Rules of Life鈥� by British Author Richard Templar.

It is divided into the following parts:
(1) Rules for You,
(2) Partnership Rules,
(3) Family and Friends Rules,
(4) Social Rules,
(5) World Rules.

This book isn鈥檛 a revelation, it鈥檚 a reminder.
It reminds you that the Rules of Life are universal, obvious, simple. Do them, they work鈥�.
As the author best explains: 鈥淲hat you will find is good old-fashioned common sense. There is nothing here you don鈥檛 already know.

On the plus side, this book is a very easy read.
On the negative side, this book offers nothing new.

Overall Rating
I would say without a doubt, it was an enjoyable read and I would rate it at a 6 out of 10.

Here is the outline of the different rules he has stated in the book.

Part I: Rules for you
1. Keep it under your hat, don鈥檛 preach, propagate or even mention this
2. You鈥檒l get older but not necessarily wiser; wisdom isn鈥檛 about not making mistakes but about learning to escape afterward with our dignity and sanity intact
3. Accept what is done is done and you need to just get on with things
4. Accept yourself. You don鈥檛 have to improve or change or strive for perfection. Quite the opposite. Just accept.
5. Know what counts and what doesn鈥檛. There are some things in this life that is important and a whole lot of things that aren鈥檛
6. Dedicate your life to something. A yardstick to measure How and what I am doing and where I am going
7. Be flexible in your thinking. Try not to see life as an enemy, but as a friendly sparring partner
8. Taking an interest in the outside world is about developing you, rather than for the world鈥檚 benefit
9. Be on the side of the angels, not the beasts
10. Only dead fish swim with the stream. Life is meant to be a series of struggles and lulls
11. Be the last to raise your voice
12. Be your own adviser, intuition.
13. No fear, no surprise, not hesitation, no doubt
14. I wish I鈥檇 done that, and I will. The world is divided into those who look at others enviously and those who look at others as a motivational tool
15. Count to 10, you鈥檒l get an appropriate response
16. Change what you can change, let go of the rest. Dedicate yourself personally to things you can change, areas where you can make a difference.
17. Aim to be the very best at everything you do, not the second best. Failing is fine. Aiming for the second best isn鈥檛.
18. Don鈥檛 be afraid to dream
19. Don鈥檛 dwell on the past. Live here, live now. Live in this moment.
20. Don鈥檛 live in the future. Dreams are great but reality is fine too
21. Get on with life, it鈥檚 whooshing past. You have to give it a bit of thought if you want to get the best out of it
22. Dress like today is important. People will react differently to you if you dress as if it matters.
23. Have a belief system. You don鈥檛 have to prove it to anyone else, justify it, even show it
24. Leave a little space for yourself each day, where you do absolutely nothing
25. Have a plan, or it will always remain a dream
26. Have a sense of humor
27. Choose how you make your bed. Do the right thing every time, you know what it is
28. Life can be a bit like advertising, you鈥檒l never know from which bits of effort comes the best reward.
29. Get used to stepping outside your comfort zone. Expanding your comfort zone makes you feel good about yourself.
30. Learn to ask questions
31. Have dignity. It鈥檚 about showing self-respect and having quiet self-esteem
32. It鈥檚 ok to feel big emotions
33. Keep the faith
34. You鈥檒l never understand everything.
35. Know where true happiness comes from, it鈥檚 right in yourself
36. Know when to let go, when to walk away.
37. Look after yourself
38. Maintain good manners in all things
39. Prune your stuff frequently
40. Remember to touch the base
41. Draw the lines around yourself
42. Shop for quality, not price
43. It鈥檚 okay to worry, or to know how not to
44. Staying young is trying out new tastes, new places to go, new styles
45. Throwing money at a problem doesn鈥檛 always work
46. Think for yourself
47. You are not in charge
48. Have something in your life that takes you out of yourself
49. Only the good feel guilty
50. If you can鈥檛 say anything nice, don鈥檛 say anything at all

Part II: Partnership rules
1. Accept the differences; embrace what you have in common
2. Allow your partner the space to be themselves
3. Be nice, go back to square one and start being courteous again
4. You have to be prepared for them to be independent, strong , out in the world separate from you
5. Be the first to say sorry
6. Go that extra step in trying to please them
7. Always have someone 鈥� or something 鈥� that is pleased to see you
8. Know when to listen and when to act
9. Have a passion for your life together
10. Make sure your lovemaking is making love
11. Keep talking, it helps us understand, listen, share and communicate
12. Respect privacy
13. Check you both have the same shared goals
14. Treat your partner better than your best friend
15. Contentment is a high aim
16. You don鈥檛 both have to have the same rules

Part III: Family and friends rules
1. If you are going to be a friend, be a good friend. The most important bit is being there, not just for the good times
2. Never be too busy for loved ones
3. Let your kids mess up for themselves 鈥� they don鈥檛 need any help from you. You can鈥檛 steer them right all the time or they鈥檇 never learn for themselves
4. Have a little respect and forgiveness for your parents
5. Give your kids a break
6. Never lend money unless you鈥檙e prepared to write it off
7. There are no bad children
8. Be up around people you love
9. Give your kids responsibility
10. Your children need to rebel to leave home
11. Your kids will have friends you don鈥檛 like
12. Your role as a kid, you have a duty to be courteous, thoughtful and cooperative toward your parents
13. Your role as a parent, supportive, encouraging, kind, patient, educational, loyal, honest, caring, loving

Part IV: Social rules
1. We鈥檙e all closer than you think. The difference between us is so very little when you wipe away the veneer we all wear
2. It doesn鈥檛 hurt to forgive
3. It doesn鈥檛 hurt to be helpful
4. Take pride in what we do collectively
5. What鈥檚 in it for them
6. Hang out with positive people
7. Be generous with your time and information
8. Get involved
9. Keep the moral high ground. It tastes a lot better than revenge
10. Have a plan for your career
11. Learn to see your community as part of a bigger picture
12. Look at the long-term ramifications of what you do for a living
13. Be good at your job

Part V: World rules
1. Be aware of the damage you are doing
2. Be for the glory, not the degradation
3. Be part of the solution, not the problem
4. Check what history would say about you
5. Keep your eyes open at all times
6. Not everything can be green
7. Put something back
8. Find a new rule everyday 鈥� or occasionally at least
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37 reviews116 followers
March 23, 2012
賰鬲丕亘 噩賷丿 賱賲乇丨賱丞 丕賱賲乇丕賴賯丞 丕賵 丕賱卮亘丕亘 丕賱賲亘賰乇..賳丕賮毓 賱鬲賵禺賷 賲卮丕賰賱 丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱 ,乇亘賲丕..賵賱賰賳 賱賷爻 賱賲賵丕噩賴 丕賱賵丕賯毓 丕賵 丨賱 丕卮賰丕賱賷丕鬲賴.噩丕亍 毓賱賶 卮賰賱 賲賯丕胤毓 賵賴賵 賲賳丕爻亘 賱賱卮禺氐賷丞 丕賱賲賱賵賱丞 丕賵 丕賱鬲賷 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 賯乇丕亍丞 爻乇賷毓丞 賵丕賮賰丕乇 賲禺鬲氐乇丞 .賴賵 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘丞 賱賱賯乇丕亍丞 賮賷 丕賵賯丕鬲 丕賱丕賳鬲馗丕乇 賵賱賷爻 賱賱鬲毓賲賯..賯賵丕毓丿 爻賴賱丞 賵賵丕囟丨丞.
爻賴賱 丕賱賲賳丕賱..爻賴賱 丕賱賮賴賲..爻賴賱 丕賱鬲胤亘賷賯
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Author听19 books49 followers
August 8, 2012
The expanded edition of "The Rules of Life: A Personal Code for Living a Better, Happier, More Successful Life" by Richard Templar is a great read for practical, motivational, and inspiring advice on how to live. Templar says if you follow these rules, you'll feel better, you'll be a better friend, partner, and parent, and that you'll leave the world a better place. I think he's right, and this book of rules is a great handbook of how to live, how to treat people, and how to be a better member of society.

I'd already read the expanded edition of Richard Templar's "The Rules of Work: A Definitive Code for Personal Success," so I pretty much expected more of the same, and that is what this book consisted of. If you like one of these books, you'll most likely enjoy the other. If you don't like one, skip the other because they are similar. Similar in that they consist of short essays on Templar's "Rules." This book, "The Rules of Life," contains 106 such rules, divided into four parts. These parts cover these general areas: Rules for You, Partnership Rules, Family and Friends Rules, and Social Rules.

I liked the book because the rules make sense, and Templar acknowledges that every rule might not be for everyone. However, following these rule, or at least attempting to, can definitely improve one's life. And yes, some are very easy and you may have heard them from your mother when you were young, such as rule number 56 "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." But that's what makes this book so good. It is essentially reminding us of many things that we probably know, but don't think about, or more likely, don't put into action, nearly enough. At least I know I don't follow some of these rules as often as I'd like.

So reading this book reminds us of things we should do, ways we should act, and how we should treat others. If we think about these rules, and then act on them, we undoubtedly will enjoy more and reap rewards where those who don't follow the suggestions in this book will fall short and be more remorseful about failed relationships, unrecognized potential, and a general dreary outlook on portions of life.

Each rule fills two pages, and on the second page there is a box with a key point in large print. Templar puts in personal examples and throws in a bit of humor here and there, making this an easy and enjoyable book to read. I really believe Templar is right when he says the secret to life comes down to choice, and I do believe the guidance in this book will help readers make better choices.

I suggest a person read this book as I did, and that was only a couple of rules at a time at most, and then reflect a bit on how the rule might best serve you. Some rules you may wish to dismiss, and that's okay. With 106 good suggestions, just implementing a portion of them will make a difference in your life. Absorb and implement those that are useful and applicable to your situation and begin to live better, happier and be more successful.
Profile Image for Stephanie Tan.
19 reviews
January 23, 2014
Much of what this book touches on is basic common sense. In one way, it's an okay - although very basic - reminder of behaviors and mindsets most people already have.

I have two main gripes about the book.

1) There are 105 Rules, and they're all over the place. I didn't get much of a sense of connection between these rules, many were similar to others, and just weren't very concise. The book does not really take you anywhere.

2) The tone of the book feels as if the author is speaking down to the reader, like a child, or someone who doesn't know or think much. The author also repeatedly apologizes for himself and what he writes, as if he feels the reader would be judging him or that some bits of what he is writing would be found offensive.

I appreciate books that are positive and strive to better people's lives, and I know this was a good attempt. But I didn't get much from it, and wouldn't read it again.

In conclusion, this is a book of total common sensibility, although common sense is not all that common anymore. Simply, be kind to others, share, know right from wrong, listen to your gut, you know, all those things you learned in kindergarden. I'm glad I only borrowed it and not bought it.
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134 reviews
May 28, 2015
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丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賰孬賷乇丞 賱賰賳 賱賲 賷購爻賴亘 賮賷 丕賱賰賱丕賲 賵賴匕丕 卮賷亍 賲賲鬲丕夭貙 亘毓囟 丕賱賯賵丕毓丿 賲亘賳賷丞 毓賱賶 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 氐睾賷乇丞 賲丕 亘賳賳鬲亘賴 賱賴丕 毓丕丿丞 賵賴匕丕 兀賰孬乇 賲丕 賳丕賱 廿毓噩丕亘賷 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘賷匕賰乇賰 亘賯賵丕賳賷賳 賵丕購爻爻 賵賷乇噩毓賳丕 賱賱胤乇賷賯 丕賱賲爻鬲賯賷賲 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 .
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43 reviews3 followers
August 8, 2016
There was one page that will stick with me as a rule for my life forever now.
Books like this are worth it even if you only take one lesson away.
There's something in here for everyone I am sure.
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8 reviews3 followers
August 11, 2012
賰鬲丕亘 亘爻賷胤 賮賷 胤乇丨丞 毓賲賷賯 賮賷 賳賯丕卮賴. 賷乇賰夭 毓賱賶 丕賲賵乇 賷賵賲賷丞 賵丕賴丿丕賮 亘爻賷胤丞 丕賱丕 丕賳 鬲丕孬賷乇丕鬲賴丕 賰亘賷乇丞. 賲賴賲丞 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丨爻亘 乇丕賷賷 賰丕賳鬲 鬲丕賰賷丿 丕賲賵乇 賮胤乇賷丞 賷毓賷卮賴丕 賰賱 丕賱亘卮乇 丕賱丕 丕賳賴賲 賷賲賰賳 丕賳 賷賳爻賵賴丕 賮賷 禺囟賲 丕賱氐睾賵胤丕鬲 賵丕賱丨賷丕丞 .
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225 reviews25 followers
April 7, 2012
賰鬲丕亘 賲鬲賲賷夭 兀賳氐丨 噩丿丕賸 亘賯乇丕亍鬲賴 睾賷乇 丕賱爻乇賷毓丞 ( 賰鬲丕亘 孬丕賳賵賷 )貙 丕賯乇兀 賮賷 賰賱 賷賵賲 5 賯賵丕毓丿 賵胤亘賯賴丕
爻鬲卮毓乇 亘鬲睾賷賾乇 賰亘賷乇 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賰 貙 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賱丕 亘兀爻 亘賴丕
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Author听1 book54 followers
July 6, 2022
I haven't finished it yet, but I think it is a very good book so far. I give it three stars. The problem with people is that they are expecting too much from books. If you expect salvation through reading a book, then you are in the wrong direction. A book is just a book. There is nothing new in it. No revelation of a Big Truth. I knew that from the start. But this book has many small "truths" that we often forget and we need someone to remind us in a simple way. That's what this book is about, and that's what I like in it. There are more than a hundred little "rules" that we need to keep in mind. Because we tend to forget them. I think I will read it again and again many times.
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Author听2 books12 followers
March 2, 2010
I bought this book in Heathrow Airport.

I have no idea why I tend to buy self-help books (or management books, another genre this applies to) in airports, apart from the broadening of standards that tends to apply when facing an eight-hour transatlantic flight, but I do; so it goes. This one, however, I didn't read on the flight - I think I bought quite a few books that time - so here I am coming to it much later.

Unfortunately, while I have found some good and interesting reads in this genre, I can't say this is one of them. Its greatest weakness is actually something it says itself, on page xiv: "What you will find is good old-fashioned common sense. There is nothing here you don't already know."

Which may well be good in some contexts, but I'm afraid does not make for a terribly fascinating book. Indeed, I think I would almost have to say verging on the platitudinous.

I bought his Rules of Work at the same time, so we'll see how that goes. In the meantime, though, I think I'll stick with the Amoral Series.

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Author听2 books57 followers
September 22, 2015
It is not a revelation, more a reminder!!

Mr. Templar really articulates a realistic guidance to live a quite, fulfilled, and somehow a happy life. It is a perfect book for young people or who are seeking towards success and achieving their dreams. One of the most significant things within the book, being long paragraphed articles! Every subject has only a page and half. Additionally, it is a good book for wise methods to overcome the downs of life.

Enjoy it! Enjoy your life
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99 reviews53 followers
September 8, 2018
Ok to be honest I couldn't finish the book though everything in it is so beautiful and so true but I don't like such books with millions of topics and really small talks about the importance of each!...I read more than half of it but I just can't get out from it with something amazing , my problem is that it's not a deep book with creative thinking and so (though the author says it's like that from the very start! Appreciate your honesty)...

I think someone else would actually like it.
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138 reviews27 followers
November 2, 2019
Consice and to the point. Agreed with pretty much all of the rules. Narration was simple and elaborate.


讴鬲丕亘 蹖讴爻乇蹖 賯賵丕賳蹖賳 乇賵 讴賴 夭賳丿诏蹖 乇賵 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 賱匕鬲 亘禺卮 鬲乇 讴賳賴 蹖丕丿丌賵乇蹖 賲蹖讴賳賴. 賴乇 賯丕賳賵賳 蹖讴 丨乇賮蹖 亘乇丕蹖 诏賮鬲賳 丿丕乇賴 賵 賯丕亘賱 賱賲爻賴. 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賯丕賳賵賳蹖 倬蹖丿丕 賳讴乇丿賲 讴賴 禺蹖賱蹖 乇賵蹖丕蹖蹖 賵 丿爻鬲 賳蹖丕賮鬲賳蹖 亘丕卮賴.
丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 讴鬲丕亘 賮賵賯 丕賱毓丕丿賴 乇賵丕賳 賵 爻丕丿賴 賴爻鬲.
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134 reviews82 followers
February 17, 2013
賰鬲丕亘 賵 賱兀賵賱 賲乇賴 兀賯乇兀 毓賳 鬲胤賵賷乇 丕賱匕丕鬲 亘賱丕 賲賱賱 !
賲賸賲鬲毓 賱丌禺乇 氐賮丨賴 .
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233 reviews14 followers
February 9, 2018
Wow took me nearly a year to get through this.

It鈥檚 alright nothing special, if you鈥檝e got good common sense I wouldn鈥檛 bother reading this book, it鈥檚 really not life changing.
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6 reviews
January 12, 2017
Rubbish rubbish rubbish!!!! I did not even endure to continue reading it till the end. What the heck is this man writing in those papers. First of all, that catchy title is the trap for every buyer of this book, and I have to admit it that I fell in the same trap as well. I really regret the time I wasted reading it; contradictory rules, inapplicable rules, rules, rules, rules. Dude! life has no rules to be set for everyone. You created some rules? fine, they are yours then not for everyone since they worked with you. I totally respect the fact you want to put in all your life experiences in a book but this book could be entitled "Templar's rules", or "Templar's life" or whatever. I'm sorry for disappointing this book's readers, I just want to clarify my attitude towards what's inside this book. I will not continue reading this, or else I will be letting some weird thoughts into my head. I wish that goodreads administration or whoever in charge to add the option "stopped Reading" along with "currently reading" for situations like this. Thank you
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124 reviews35 followers
June 12, 2012
Nothing I don't already know. Personally I'm not a fan of books telling me what to do. Instead I prefer reading studies and observations. Yet, I loved the book, not for the content but for the style. It's so simple and light, catchy and sincere *not pretentious*. And yeah the rules can be a reminder or something of how to deal with the day-to-day situations given that people don't have time to think anymore ! Anyone can read it for a break or something..
*yes 4 stars but I'm not buying the rest of the series: rules for work, parenting..etc"
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13 reviews4 followers
August 28, 2010
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賷賯賳毓賰 賵賷夭賵丿賰 亘丨亘 賳賮爻賰 賵丕賱丕禺乇賷賳 賵丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賰孬乇 賮丕賰孬乇
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67 reviews6 followers
January 21, 2011
廿賳賴丕 兀賲賵乇 賵丕賯毓賷丞貙貙
賲賳胤賯賷丞貙貙
賲毓乇賵賮丞 廿賱賶 丨丿 賰亘賷乇
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......
噩賲賷賱
賰賯賱亘 賲賳 兀賴丿丕賳賷賴
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9 reviews
March 1, 2016
乇睾賲 廿禺鬲賱丕賮 孬賯丕賮鬲賳丕 賱賰賳 賯賵丕毓丿 乇賷鬲卮丕乇丿 鬲氐賱丨 賱賱鬲胤亘賷賯 賮賷 賲噩鬲賲毓賳丕 丕賱毓乇亘賷.. 廿爻鬲賮丿鬲 賲賳賴 賰孬賷乇丕賸
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3 reviews2 followers
December 18, 2020
100 锌褉邪胁懈谢邪 蟹邪 卸懈胁芯褌邪 - 械写薪芯 薪邪锌芯屑薪褟薪械 蟹邪 褌芯胁邪, 泻邪泻胁芯 械 锌褉邪懈胁懈谢薪芯, 泻邪泻 褌褉褟斜胁邪 写邪 褋械 芯褌薪邪褋褟屑械 褋褗褋 褋械斜械 褋懈, 锌邪褉褌薪褜芯褉邪 褋懈, 褋械屑械泄褋褌胁芯褌芯 懈 锌褉懈褟褌械谢懈褌械 褋懈. 袝写薪芯 锌褉邪胁懈谢芯 锌褉芯褋褌芯 懈蟹锌褗泻薪邪, 邪 懈屑械薪薪芯 锌芯褋谢械写薪芯褌芯 - 写邪 褋屑械 泻褉械邪褌懈胁薪懈 懈 懈薪芯胁邪褌懈胁薪懈 懈 写邪 懈蟹屑懈褋谢褟屑械 褋胁芯懈 褋芯斜褋褌胁械薪懈 锌褉邪胁懈谢邪褌邪, 泻芯懈褌芯 褋邪 薪邪泄-褉械谢械胁邪薪褌薪懈 蟹邪 薪邪褋 懈 薪懈 芯锌褉械写械谢褟褌! : )
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107 reviews9 followers
September 13, 2013
The Rules of Life is a collection of "rules" by Richard Templer on four areas of your life: self, spouse, family (parents and children), and friends. Each of these areas are separated into sections and within each sections, Richard Templar share with readers his observations on what successful people do.

The book has a light-read feel to it; readers who pick up the book should be able to finish it within two to three days. The writing is easy to comprehend but I am slightly annoyed at the frequent "disclaimer" that the writer put in this book. He will once in a while, try to make a joke, but will make a tiny note at the bottom of the page asking readers not to be offended or not to write in to him. This was fine for a little while, but eventually becomes a little annoying. I must say though, this is a personal opinion. Other readers may not find anything wrong with this.

As for the content, the rules are actually simple common sense. Still, I think if anyone has the time, they should pick up this book and just go through it quickly. It can be inspiring as it calls for the readers to be the better person in every situation. However, I wouldn't highly recommend it apart from being a night-time reading.
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1,303 reviews966 followers
August 10, 2017



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First of all I have to admit that I like the way that Mr Templer presents his thoughts in , it's easy , clear , deep and realistic which gives you a good life style .
This book should leave a great impact on your life , as will as it did to me . There are too many things that's iam really going to change in my own life style ,
There's some of the quotes that I like :

- What is done is done and you need to just get on with your life.
- Change what you can change and let go of the rest.
- Do the right thing every Time you know what it is.
- Dignity is about showing self respect and having quite self esteem.
- You will never understand everything.
- Being forgiving doesn't mean we have to be pushed around.


And much more , #theRulesofLife aren't about making money,it's about how you feel inside, how you affect people around you what sort of a friend, parent, and partner you are, what sort of impact you make on the world, and what sort of impression you leave in your wake.

#candleflame23
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535 reviews149 followers
October 26, 2011
this book is really Awesome and so inspiring ,all the rules are so practical and from now on i will try to apply them,well,at least some of them that stuck in my head and i like the rule 106 so much ,to be rule player ,you should also add your own rules which you learn everyday from life .we live and learn ,we get inspired ,we make mistakes and learn from them ,we make our own rules that we can modify them anytime or add to them ,all that helps to be a Rule player and to live a better ,happier and more successful life :)))
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128 reviews12 followers
July 26, 2013
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59 reviews3 followers
February 28, 2013
The book just seemed to be repeating itself over and over again, and it was all very much common sense. It's good to keep around if you'd like a reminder of the same things, but there is no new information in here. The author's writing began to grow a bit tedious also.
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