Keyword: Trouble

Beware of the physician who is great at getting out of trouble.

Doctors Health Murphy’s Laws

When you are in it up to your ears, keep your mouth shut.

Problems Situations

Never go out to meet trouble; if you will just sit still, nine cases out of ten someone will intercept it before it reaches you.

(1872 – 1933) 30th U.S. president
Problems

This isn’t life in the fast lane, it’s life in the oncoming traffic.

(1948 – ) English novelist
Life

Husbands are awkward things to deal with; even keeping them in hot water will not make them tender.

author
Husbands Marriage Problems

An unexpectedly easy-to-handle sequence of events will be immediately followed by an equally long sequence of trouble.

Murphy’s Laws Problems

Husbands are awkward things to deal with; even keeping them in hot water will not make them tender.

Husbands Marriage

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Problems Situations

The number one thing about trouble is… don't get into more.

American professional golfer
Golf Problems Sports

Sex: The thing that takes up the least amount of time and causes the most amount of trouble.

(1882 – 1942) American actor
Problems Sex Time

No matter which book you need, it's on the bottom shelf.

Books Communication Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing

There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.

(1930 – ) financier & investment businessman
Characteristics Problems

Never underestimate a child’s ability to get into more trouble.

(1943 – ) comedian & actor
Children Family

Pass some words

Miscellaneous

Up the creek without a saddle.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Malaprops Situations

Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.

Communication Insults Murphy’s Laws

All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor
Marriage Problems

When your head is in the bear's mouth, it is not the time to be smacking him on the nose.

Communication Problems

We seem to have unleased a hornet's nest.

Malaprops Situations

Nobody ever grew despondent looking for trouble.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Characteristics Problems

Things are gradually falling into place on top of me.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
Problems Self