(Sydney) Smith’s Secret
Sydney Smith
Digestion is the great secret of life.
Astor’s Axiom
Nancy Astor
All women marry beneath them.
Austen’s First Law
Jane Austen
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
Beaumont and Fletcher’s Law
Francis Beaumont
Beggars must be no choosers.
Campbell’s Law
Patrick Campbell
It doesn’t matter what you do, as long as you don’t do it in public and frighten the horses.
Disraeli’s Second Law
Benjamin Disraeli
What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens.
Loos’s Law
Anita Loos
Gentlemen prefer blondes.
Selden’s Law
John Selden
Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Thomas’s Law
Thomas à Kempis
Out of sight out of mind.
Vanbrugh’s First Law
John Vanbrugh
Once a woman has given you her heart you can never get rid of the rest of her.
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