I make it a rule never to smoke while I'm sleeping.

I make it a rule never to smoke while I'm sleeping.

It has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain when awake

Give a man a reputation as an early riser and he can sleep 'til noon.

As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.

I never smoke to excess - that is, I smoke in moderation, only one cigar at a time.