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Laurence J. Peter quotes

Canadian Writer September 16, 1919 – January 12, 1990

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Laurence J. Peter quote: "Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of..."
Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether..."
The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the..."
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience."
Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the..."
There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but..."
Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering..."
Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering about each other. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise."
Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "Humility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people..."
Humility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet..."
Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "Committees have become so important nowadays that..."
Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our..."
Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man..."
A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would..."
An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it. Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter quote: "Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the..."
Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. Laurence J. Peter

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