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Fools rush in where wise men fear to trade.
Laurence J. Peter
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Laurence J. Peter
Age: 70 †
Born: 1919
Born: September 16
Died: 1990
Died: January 12
Psychologist
Teacher
Vancouver
British Columbia
Laurence Johnston Peter
Laurence Peter
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Peter's Principle: In an organization, each person rises to the level of his own incompetence.
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Bore : A fellow who can change the subject back to his topic of conversation faster than you can change it back to yours.
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May your happiest days of the past be your saddest days of your future.
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Humility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are.
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Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.
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You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.
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