Subject: Murphy’s Laws (Page 73)

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Caveats are always* forgotten.
*Caveat: except in rare instances

Murphy’s Laws

The child that divides gets last pick.

Children Murphy’s Laws

The average time between throwing something away and needing it badly is two weeks. This time can be reduced to one week by retaining the thing for a long time first.

Murphy’s Laws

Never tell them what you wouldn't do.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

Whoever has the gold makes the rules.

Money Murphy’s Laws

It is after you have lost your teeth that you can afford to buy steaks.

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Food/Drink Life Murphy’s Laws

The most valuable quotation will be the one for which you cannot determine the source.

Communication Murphy’s Laws

Paper is always strongest at the perforations.

Murphy’s Laws Things

Beauty times brains equals a constant.

Intelligence Murphy’s Laws

Don't lie, steal, or cheat unnecessarily.

Characteristics Conflict Honesty Murphy’s Laws

Justice always prevails… three times out of seven.

Murphy’s Laws

Given any problem containing N equations, there will be N+1 unknowns.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

All progress is based on a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

Money Murphy’s Laws

The job that pays the most will be offered when there is no time to deliver the services.

Murphy’s Laws Work

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

Everybody lies; but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.

Characteristics Communication Honesty Lies Murphy’s Laws

It is morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money.

Money Murphy’s Laws

When a person says that, in the interest of saving time, he will summarize his prepared statement, he will talk only three times as long as if he had read the statement in the first place.

Communication Murphy’s Laws Speech Time

The easier it is to do the harder it is to change.

Murphy’s Laws

If you file it, you'll know where it is but never need it. If you don't file it, you'll need it but never know where it is.

Murphy’s Laws

First Things First, but not necessarily in that order.

Murphy’s Laws Time