Parkinson's Law is a purely scientific discovery, inapplicable except in theory to the politics of the day. It is not the business of the botanist to eradicate the weeds. Enough for him if he can tell us just how fast they grow.

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

Parkinson's Fourth Law: The number of people in any working group tends to increase regardless of the amount of work to be done.

The mind reels at the multiplication of books intended to justify the author's promotion from assistant to associate professor.

Deliberative bodies become decreasingly effective after they pass five to eight members.

The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.

The smaller the function, the greater the management.