Never stand when you can sit; never walk when you can ride; never Push when you can Pull. - Laurence J. Peter

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.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.

When you see yourself quoted in print and you're sorry you said it, it suddenly becomes a misquotation.