Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 52)

Urgency varies inversely with importance.

Following the path of least resistance is what makes men and rivers crooked.

Things will get worse before they get better; Who said things would get better?

When two people meet to decide how to spend a third person's money, fraud will result.

If an experiment works, you must be using the wrong equipment.

1. Giving away baby clothes and furniture is a major cause of pregnancy. 2. Always be backlit. 3. Sit down whenever possible.

The uglier a man’s legs are, the better he plays golf.

When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time.

Children have more energy after a hard day of play than they do after a good night's sleep.

It’s easy to tell when you’ve got a bargain – it doesn’t fit.

An easily understood, workable falsehood is more useful than a complex, incomprehensible truth.

If you’ve got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.

When you drop coins, the pennies will fall nearby, while all the others will roll out of sight.

The best simple-minded test of expertise in a particular area is the ability to win money in a series of bets on future occurrences in that area.

The most delicate component will be dropped.

In order to get a loan you must first prove you don't need it.

At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last.

Make it sufficiently difficult for people to do something, and most people will stop doing it.

Never do anything you wouldn’t get caught dead doing.

Far-away talent always seems better than home-developed talent.


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