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
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ruts ends graves
A rut is a grave with the ends knocked out.
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.
women wife months
The cave-dweller's wife complained that he hadn't dragged her anywhere in months.
land greed want
As the farmer said, "I'm not greedy, all I want is the land next to mine.
tired age middle
Middle age is when it takes longer to rest than to get tired.
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.
age generations middle
Middle age is when you stop criticizing the older generation and start criticizing the younger one.
mediocrity wave tolerate
Only mediocrities rise to the top in a system that won't tolerate wave making.
feet persons
When a person puts his best foot forward and gets it stepped on, that's life.
pretty-woman photograph
There are more pretty photographs of women than there are photographs of pretty women.