Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter
Laurence Johnston Peterwas a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist", best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth16 September 1919
CountryCanada
Laurence J. Peter quotes about
literature world slumps
Slump, and the world slumps with you. Push, and you push alone.
irs taxation tests
Few of us ever test our powers of deduction, except when filling out an income tax form
education school prejudice
Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices.
writing reputation publishers
Before publishers' blurbs were invented, authors had to make their reputations by writing.
funny men experts
Expert: a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.
ignorance ignorant armor
Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.
kindness men boys
Would the boy you were be proud of the man you are?
competence mess stills
The incompetent with nothing to do can still make a mess of it.
laughing lasts humour
He laughs best whose laugh lasts.
speech dictator print
A free press is one that prints a dictator's speech but doesn't have to.
worst optimist make-the-best-of-it
An optimist is one who makes the best of it when he gets the worst of it.
land greed want
As the farmer said, "I'm not greedy, all I want is the land next to mine.
holiday home college
Home is where the college student home for the holidays isn't.
topics conversation faster
Bore : A fellow who can change the subject back to his topic of conversation faster than you can change it back to yours.