Laurence J. Peter Quotes

In any economic or political crisis, one thing is certain. Many learned experts will prescribe many different remedies

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

It is true that work can expand to fill the time allotted but it can expand far beyond that. It can expand beyond the life of the organization and the company can go bankrupt, a government can fall, a civilization can crumble into barbarism, while the incompetents work on.

On second thought, maybe the atheist cannot find God, for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman.

the ability to charm, to amuse, to inflame a crowd of ten thousand voters with voice and gesture did not necessarily carry with it the ability to think sensibly, to debate soberly and to vote wisely on the nation’s business.

Never stand when you can sit; never walk when you can ride; never Push when you can Pull.

In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties.

The man who is always waving the flag usually waives what it stands for.