222 Quotes by Laurence J. Peter

Many an optimist has become rich simply by buying out a pessimist.

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices. In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.

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

Fools rush in where wise men fear to trade.

Don't knock the rich. When did a poor person give you a job?

The problem with temptation is that you may not get another chance.

Cleaning anything involves making something else dirty, but anything can get dirty without something else getting clean.

There are some men who in a fifty-fifty proposition insist on getting the hyphen too.

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