Work and Recreation

He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

William Blake, in Work and Recreation

Work is accomplished by those employees who have not reached their level of incompetence.

Unknown, (probably a misquote of Peter's Principle), in Work and Recreation

You may only have two of the three choices: (1) Enjoy your job. (2)Work within the law. (3)Make lots of money.

Unknown, in Work and Recreation

Give a man a fish and he'll ask for a lemon. Teach a man to fish and he'll leave work early on Friday.

Unknown, in Work and Recreation

Ogden's Law: The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.

Unknown, in Work and Recreation

One good reason why computers can do more work than people is that they never have to stop and answer the phone.

Unknown, in Work and Recreation

Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.

Unknown, in Work and Recreation

Please excuse the length of this letter; I do not have time to be brief.

Unknown, (attributed to G. B. Shaw, Bertrand Russell, and Blaise Pascal), in Work and Recreation

The amount of work to be done increases in proportion to the amount of work already completed.

Unknown, in Success and Failure and Work and Recreation

The burden is equal to the horse's strength.

Unknown, (The Talmud), in Work and Recreation

The early bird catches the worm.

Unknown, in Work and Recreation

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Unknown, in Work and Recreation

Theft from a single author is plagiarism. Theft from two is comparative study. Theft from three or more is research.

Unknown, in Science and Religion and Work and Recreation

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

Wasting time is an important part of living.

Unknown, in Work and Recreation

Westheimer's Discovery: A couple of months in the laboratory can frequently save a couple of hours in the library.

Unknown, in Work and Recreation

When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.

Unknown, (Ethiopian proverb), in Work and Recreation

If bankers can count, how come they have eight windows and only four tellers?

Unknown, in Work and Recreation

If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.

Unknown, in Work and Recreation

If only I could get that wonderful feeling of accomplishment without having to accomplish anything.

Unknown, in Work and Recreation