Variant: It's a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Source: Pride and Prejudice (1813)
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a sane employee in possession of his wits must be in want of a good manager.”
Source: The Laundry Files, The Fuller Memorandum (2010), Chapter 2, “Pointing the Finger” (p. 32)
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Source: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
“If there is a universal mind, must it be sane?”
Charles Fort
(1874–1932) American writer
This has become widely attributed to Fort, but originates with Damon Knight, who in Charles Fort : Prophet of the Unexplained (1970) used the expression to sum up the nature of some of Fort's ideas or inquiries.
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“satisfying shareholders and employees; labor and management.”
Henri Fayol
(1841–1925) Developer of Fayolism
Source: L’exposé des principes généraux d’administration, 1908, p. 911
Henri Fayol
(1841–1925) Developer of Fayolism
Source: General and industrial management, 1919/1949, p. 42-43 cited in: John B. Miner (2006) Historical Origins, Theoretical Foundations, And the Future. p. 114