Husar’s Laws, part 2…

And more…

  • The sooner you start to fall behind, the more time you will have to catch up.
  • War does not determine who is right, it determines who is left.
  • Husar’s Law of Poker: a Smith & Wesson beats four aces.
  • Husar’s Law of Guns: it is better to have a gun and not need one than to need a gun and not have one.
  • You can get more with a kind word and a gun that you can get with a kind word.
  • It’s not whether you win or lose that counts, but who gets the blame.
  • When the going gets tough, everyone leaves.
  • The optimum committee has no members.
  • Nothing is ever accomplished by committee unless it consists of three members, one of whom happens to be sick and the other absent.
  • Make three correct guesses consecutively and you will establish a reputation as an expert.
  • Many receive advice, few profit from it.
  • Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.
  • Hiring consultants to conduct studies can be an excellent means to turn problems into gold – your problems into their gold.
  • Auditors always reject any expense account with a bottom line divisible by 5 or 10.
  • Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork?
  • The race is not always to the swift or the battle to the strong, but that is the way to bet.
  • If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.
  • Most projects start out slowly – and then sort of taper off.
  • Help strikes again.
  • No matter what goes wrong, there will always be somebody who knew it would.

Comments

Husar’s Laws, part 2… — 6 Comments

  1. Wise words for a Monday morning. Although judging by the faces I’m seeing at work this morning, there oughta be something in there about hangovers. 🙂

  2. Hey Old NFO;

    Yep those are pretty good, I especially like “Husars Law of Guns”. Very appropriate.

  3. Hee. The Law of Poker reminds me of my own law: Rock, paper, scissors – I choose gun and I win every time.