Work and Recreation
156 aphorisms · 3 comments
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tiny.ag/yif1p5kz · submitted 1999
The early bird catches the worm.
tiny.ag/lfkbz3xn · submitted 1997
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
tiny.ag/f1l2esy8 · submitted 1997
Theft from a single author is plagiarism. Theft from two is comparative study. Theft from three or more is research.
tiny.ag/qkpqiaid · submitted 1997
There are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. It's better to belong to the first group because there is less competition.
Unknown, (Wilson on Home Improvement), in Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/v0yeshan · submitted 1997
I'm not afraid of work... I can even sleep beside it.
tiny.ag/ugvde1cx · submitted 1997
If bankers can count, how come they have eight windows and only four tellers?
tiny.ag/piw4y7md · submitted 1997
If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
tiny.ag/gjpds4m8 · submitted 1997
If only I could get that wonderful feeling of accomplishment without having to accomplish anything.
tiny.ag/cwh4nfsu · submitted 1997
If you don't have time to do it right you must have time to do it over.
tiny.ag/koyyq54r · submitted 1997
If you love your job, you will never have to work another day in your life.
tiny.ag/d4uzlrvm · submitted 1997
It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing.
tiny.ag/tmqynfg7 · submitted 1997
It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
Unknown, (Russian proverb), in Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/r9askkgd · submitted 1997
It usually takes a long time to find a shorter way.
tiny.ag/rxjp4mey · submitted 1997
Most plans are just inaccurate predictions.
tiny.ag/lsxp5q2w · submitted 1997
Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.
tiny.ag/atei0hjc · submitted 1997
The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get to work.
tiny.ag/lqexisvl · submitted 1997
The only way round is through.
tiny.ag/z9ylo64a · submitted 1997
Most problems are either unimportant or impossible to solve.
Victor Galaz, (on why he is so silent during meetings), in Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/s3vd0gnl · submitted 1997
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince, 1532, in Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/und8ojtl · submitted 1997
The quality of an organization can never exceed the quality of the minds that make it up.
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