Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 67)

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Heat produced by pressure expands to fill the mind available, from which it can pass only to a cooler mind.

Emotions Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

It's better to retire too soon than too late.

Murphy’s Laws Time

A professional is one who does a good job even when he doesn't feel like it.

Murphy’s Laws Occupations Work

To err is human, so do not use up the eraser before the pencil.

Murphy’s Laws

Any ship can be a minesweeper… once.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws War

No matter how hard you try, every once in a while, something is going right.

Murphy’s Laws

Never trust a private with a loaded weapon, or an officer with a map and compass.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The amount of junk is in direct proportion to the amount of space available.

Murphy’s Laws Things

The chances of solving a problem decline the closer one gets to finding out who was the cause of the problem.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Never conduct negotiations before 10:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. Before 10:00 you appear too anxious, and after 4:00 they think you're desperate.

Murphy’s Laws

Everything breaks down.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems

Successful research attracts the bigger grant which makes further research impossible.

Murphy’s Laws

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

Murphy’s Laws People

When in doubt, empty the magazine.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

Government intervention in the free market always leads to a lower national standard of living.

Government Murphy’s Laws

For every problem science solves, it creates ten new one.

Murphy’s Laws

Fuses never blow during daylight hours.
Corollary: Only after fuses blow do you discover the flashlight batteries are dead and you’re out of candles, or matches, or both.

Murphy’s Laws Things

Everything is just out of reach.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

If your condition seems to be getting better, it's probably your doctor getting sick.

Doctors Health Murphy’s Laws

The difficulty of finding any given trail marker is directly proportional to the importance of the consequences of failing to find it.

Activities Murphy’s Laws

Office machines that function perfectly during normal business hours will break down when you return at night to use them for personal business.

Failure Murphy’s Laws Problems Things