[wmzeto]

I was just wondering if there was any quotes on the precepts in general. Because like our discussion on this forum for the justification of violence/killing, I thought it would make sense for the Buddha to mention rational self defense, or somewhere that the precepts are just general guidelines, and not to be taken as strict doctrine in any and every case.

And that is silly to give a precept to all living beings, because there are alot of beings, animals, that simply will not survive without killing prey. That is just the nature/biology of many predatorial animals/insects.