(Eleanor) Roosevelt’s First Law
Eleanor Roosevelt
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
(Hiram) Johnson’s Law
Hiram Johnson
The first casualty when war comes is truth.
(William) Paley’s Law
William S. Paley
White lies always introduce others of a darker complexion.
Beaumont and Fletcher’s Law
Francis Beaumont
Beggars must be no choosers.
Beerbohm’s Second Law
Max Beerbohm
Mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests.
Billings’s First Law
Josh Billings
The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
Billings’s Third Law
Josh Billings
As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of demand.
Cameron’s Rule of Etiquette
Simon Cameron
You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.
Camus’s Regretful Conclusion
Albert Camus
Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his own face.
Carlyle’s Second Law
Thomas Carlyle
Do the duty which lies nearest thee, which thou knowest to be a duty! The second duty will already have become clearer.
