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Parkinson's Fourth Law: The number of people in any working group tends to increase regardless of the amount of work to be done.
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Where life is colorful and varied, religion can be austere or unimportant. Where life is appallingly monotonous, religion must be emotional, dramatic and intense. Without the curry, boiled rice can be very dull.
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Perfection of planning is a symptom of decay. During a period of exciting discovery or progress, there is no time to plan the perfect headquarters.
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In the foundation and development of a successful enterprise there must be a single-minded pursuit of financial profit.
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The mind reels at the multiplication of books intended to justify the author's promotion from assistant to associate professor.
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The matters most debated in a deliberative body tend to be the minor ones where everybody understands the issues.
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