Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 28)

Hypocrisy is the Vaseline of social intercourse.

Success means only doing what you do well, letting someone else do the rest.

Surprise is an event that takes place only in the mind of a commander.

The degree of technical competence is inversely proportional to the level of management.

You always find something in the last place you look.

Anything can be made to work if you fiddle with it long enough.

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

Remember on your walk through life, the grass made greener on the other side of the fence is caused by “pasture pies.”

There are no answers, only cross references.

Trouble strikes in series of threes, but when working around the house the next job after a series of three is not the fourth job – it's the start of a brand new series of three.

The cigarette smoke always drifts in the direction of the non-smoker regardless of the direction of the breeze.

The obvious answer is always overlooked.

 If you can tell the difference between good advice and bad advice, you don't need advice.

Never read any book in which the author’s name appears in gold or silver on the cover.

The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.

The number of people watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your action.

[When parachuting] it is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.

If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it’s the light of the oncoming train.

Nothing is ever accomplished by a reasonable man.

No matter how many times you've had it, if it's offered, take it, because it'll never be quite the same again.

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