Epigrammatic law
Pareto principle
statistical principle about ratio of effects to causes
Murphy's law
an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong".
Clarke's three laws
three adages proposed by British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke about science and technology
Poe's law
adage of Internet culture that, without a clear indicator of intent, one can’t parody extreme views such that some can’t mistake it for a sincere expression of the parodied views
The Peter Principle
book and concept by Laurence J. Peter that states that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence"
Parkinson's law
adage that work expands to fill the time available
Gresham's law
monetary principle on circulating currency; "bad money drives out good"
Godwin's law
Godwin's Law is known to be the oldest meme on the Internet, made by Mike Godwin. The memes meaning is to say: The longer an online conversation continues, The more of a chance there is to mention Hitler.
Metcalfe's law
empirical rule that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of its number of users
Campbell's law
adage about perverse incentives
KISS
acronym for "Keep it simple, stupid"; design principle
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
popular adage communicating the idea that it is impossible to get something for nothing
Three Laws of Robotics
set of rules devised by the science fiction author Isaac Asimov