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

The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.

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

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.