Hoyle’s Rule
Edmond Hoyle
When in doubt, take the trick.
Shadwell’s Law
Thomas Shadwell
Every man loves what he is good at.
Slim’s Rule
Thomas Austin Preston Jr.
Look around the table. If you don’t see a sucker, get up, because you’re the sucker.
Sweet P’s Rule
Sweet P
Nobody plays nobody for big stakes.
Tierny’s Law
John Tierny
Never kibitz and play in the same place.
Woollcott’s Law
Alexander Woollcott
Anything good is either immoral, illegal or fattening.
Zahner’s Law
Louis Zahner
If you play with anything long enough, it will break.
Hofstadter’s Law
Douglas R. Hofstadter
It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s law.
The First Law of Bridge
Anon
It is always the partner’s fault.
Twain’s First Law
Mark Twain
In order to make a man or boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.
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