Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 10)

If your next pot of chili tastes better, it probably is because of something left out, rather than added.

People who eat natural foods will die of natural causes.

Once you overcome your fear of public speaking, you’ll never be asked to speak again.

Field experience is something you never get until just after you need it.

1. All bicycles weigh 50 pounds.
2. 30-pound bicycle needs a 20-pound lock and chain.
3. A 40-pound bicycle needs a 10-pound lock and chain.
4. A 50-pound bicycle needs no lock or chain.

Every clarification breeds new questions.

Traffic increases to fill the road space available.

No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.

Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.

As soon as you dispose of a book, even one that has gathered dust for years, a pressing need to refer to it will arise.

When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they're both right.

Traffic congestion increases in proportion to the length of time the street is supervised by a traffic control officer.

Everything tastes more or less like chicken.

In any organization, the potential is much greater for the subordinate to manage his superior than for the superior to manage his subordinate.

Any fool can make a rule, and every fool will mind it.

Mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests.

Give a small boy a hammer and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding.

Always keep the office door closed. This puts visitors on the defensive and also makes it look as if you are always in an important conference.

Don't let anyone kid you about the life of Riley.

The wages of sin are unreported.

All bridge hands are equally likely, but some are more equally likely than others.