Murphy's
Lesser-Known Dictums
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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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He who laughs last thinks slowest.
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Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
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Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.
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Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
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The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
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If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time, on a hill, in the fog….
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If the shoe fits, get another one just like it.
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The things that come to those who wait will be the things left by those who got there first.
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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day.
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Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.
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A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.
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When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of 12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
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The shin bone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.