Decreased business base increases overhead. So does increased business base.

Regulations grow at the same rate as weeds.

Fools rush in where incumbents fear to tread.

By the time of the United States Tricentennial, there will be more government workers than there are workers.

Law Number V: One-tenth of the participants produce over one-third of the output. Increasing the number of participants merely reduces the average output.

Simply stated, it is sagacious to eschew obfuscation.

The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to give the data authenticity.