Laurence J. Peter
Laurence J. Peter
Laurence Johnston Peterwas a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist", best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth16 September 1919
CountryCanada
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Middle age is when you stop criticizing the older generation and start criticizing the younger one.
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Middle age is when it takes longer to rest than to get tired.
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Don't worry about middle age: you'll outgrow it.
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Middle age is when the best exercise is one of discretion.
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Middle age is when work is a lot less fun and fun is a lot more work.
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Middle age is when anything new in the way you feel is most likely a symptom.
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There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, andthose who did and never thought.
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Few of us ever test our powers of deduction, except when filling out an income tax form
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Slump, and the world slumps with you. Push, and you push alone.
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Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.
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The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.
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Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.
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Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise.
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Lead, follow, or get out of the way.