Bierce’s Law
Ambrose Bierce
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves and good fortune to others.
Gomez’s Law
Vernon 'Lefty' Gomez
If you don’t throw it, they can’t hit it.
Mitchell’s Law
John N. Mitchell
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Shakespeare’s Fifth Law
William Shakespeare
Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.
Sophocles’s First Law
Sophocles
The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
Sophocles’s Third Law
Sophocles
Nobody likes the man who brings bad news.
Swanson’s Law
Claude Swanson
When the water reaches the upper deck, follow the rats.
Truman’s Second Law
Harry S. Truman
If you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
Beauregard’s Law
Anon
When you’re up to your nose, keep your mouth shut.
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