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
education school prejudice
Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices.
land america taxes-funny
America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.
warning painful spite
In spite of warnings, nothing much happens until the status quo becomes more painful than change.
funny business future
An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today.
true-friend
A true friend will see you through when others see that you are through.
smart taken men
An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it.
differences advice needs
. . . if you can tell the difference between good advice and bad advice, you don't need advice.
humility two kind
There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us
girl mother women
Every girl should use what Mother Nature gave her before Father Time takes it away.
distance men judging
The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.
funny laughter men
A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know.
world saving facts
Prejudice is one of the world's greatest labor-saving devices; it enables you to form an opinion without having to dig up the facts.
men purpose example
Every man serves a useful purpose: a miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.
If you don't know where you're going, you will probably end up somewhere else.