ten commandments, n.Definitions

The Ten Commandments is capable of being speed read as "don't!"

The Ten Commandments is only ten in number but their enforcement is buttressed today by thirty-five million laws.

The Ten Commandments is that whereby the Eleventh ought to be: Thou shalt not be found out.

The Ten Commandments is unnecessarily long: one really only needs one: do not hurt anybody.

The Ten Commandments is the only words directly penned by God. Despite this, they are half gibberish about praising God in the right way, and half morals that are obvious enough to not just humans but are also exhibited in animals as well.

The Ten Commandments is a set of laws that does not distribute its burdens equaly. Thou shalt not commit adultry is a command which is not hard upon children in the cradle, school children, or youths.

The Ten Commandments is ten in number: just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice.

The Ten Commandments is not a thing that tells you what you ought to do: it only puts ideas into your head.