The only rules he wanted to remember were "never kiss a girl whose brothers have knife scars" and "never gamble without knowning a back way out

Robert Jordan
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This quote, which is attributed to the Prince Regent, George IV, is a lesson in self-awareness. The Prince Regent was a notorious gambler and for this he had love affairs with many women. He even had his portrait painted with one of his lovers on his lap and another woman standing beside him who, we assume, he had just made love to. But there was one rule he made himself remember: never kiss a girl whose brothers have knife scars. The Prince Regent knew that he would be at risk if he ever got into that situation.

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