“It is a truth universally acknowledged that when one part of your life starts going okay, another falls spectacularly to pieces.”
“Funny how, when one part of your life falls away, the other bits that are left start looking rather feeble.”
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that there will always be a gentleman to dance with, except at just the moment when you require one most.”
“One way or another, I think we are all destined to learn the same lessons in life. Universal truths are universal truths. They cannot be changed.”
“It's a truth universally acknowledged...”
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that people write the darnedest things in the margins of their books.”