Parkinson's First Law: Work expands to fill the time available.

Perfection of planned layout is achieved only by institutions on the point of collapse.

The nice thing about standards is, there are so many to choose from. Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.

Expenditure rises to meet income.

The void created by the failure to communicate is soon filled with poison, drivel and misrepresentation.

The basic quality for the diplomat is not intelligence but loyalty.

Make the people sovereign and the poor will use the machinery of government to dispossess the rich.