Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 83)

If people listened to themselves more often, they'd talk less.

There is an exception to all laws.

Expenditure rises to meet income.

(1909 – 1993) British naval historian & author

1. Other people’s tools work only in other people’s yards. 2. Fancy gizmos don’t work. 3. If nobody uses it, there’s a reason. 4. You get the most of what you need the least.

The one who snores will fall asleep first.

For every complex problem, there is a solution that is clear, simple, and wrong.

The number of person's relatives is directly proportional to his fame.

You can get everything dirty without getting anything clean.

1. Anything done while honking your horn is legal.
2. You may park anywhere if you turn your four-way flashers on.
3. A red light means the next six cars may go through the intersection.

If you wait, it will go away.

He travels fastest who travels alone… but he hasn’t anything to do when he gets there.

The public is always wrong.

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

1. That which has not yet been taught directly can never be taught directly 2. If at first you don’t succeed, you will never succeed.

1. When they want it bad (in a rush), they get it bad.
2. There's never time to do it right, but always time to do it over.

You can't fall off the floor.

The First Law of Economists: For every economist, there exists an equal and opposite economist.
The Second Law of Economists: They're both wrong.

All pluses have their minuses.

Education is the process of moving from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty.

Toothaches tend to start on Saturday night.

If you drop something, it will never reach the ground.