If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?

Laurence J. Peter

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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

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Real, constructive mental power lies in the creative thought that shapes your destiny, and your hour-by-hour mental conduct produces power for change in your life. Develop a train of thought on which to ride. The nobility of your life as well as your happiness depends upon the direction in which that train of thought is going.

Laurence J. Peter


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You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.

Laurence J. Peter

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You don't need to take a persons advice to make him feel good, just ask him for it.

Laurence J. Peter


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If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

Laurence J. Peter


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Aristotle's axiom: The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

Laurence J. Peter

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Speak when you are angry, and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Laurence J. Peter

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Before publishers' blurbs were invented, authors had to make their reputations by writing.

Laurence J. Peter

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Political success is the ability, when the inevitable occurs, to get credit for it.

Laurence J. Peter


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