(Adam) Smith’s Observation
Adam Smith
People of the same trade seldom meet together even for merriment and diversion but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public to raise prices.
(Teddy) Roosevelt’s Law
Theodore Roosevelt
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Archilochus’s Distinction
Archilochus
The fox knows many things but the hedgehog knows one big thing.
Aristotle’s Observation
Aristotle
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Bailey’s Rule
Nathaniel Bailey
Threats without power are like powder without ball.
Barnum’s Law
Phineas T. Barnum
There’s a sucker born every minute.
Beaumont and Fletcher’s Law
Francis Beaumont
Beggars must be no choosers.
Boren’s Guidelines for Bureaucrats
James Boren
When in charge ponder; when in trouble delegate; when in doubt mumble.
Bronfman’s Law of Accumulation
Edgar Bronfman
To turn $100 into $110 is work. To turn $100 million into $110 million is inevitable.
Bucy’s Law
Fred Bucy
Nothing is ever accomplished by a reasonable man.
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