A Rut Is A Grave

As A Matter Of Fact Is An Expression That Precedes Many An Expression That Isn't.

The Machinery Of Government Is A Vast Series Of Interlocking Hierarchies Riddled Through And Through With Incompetence.

The Seaman Tells Stories Of Winds, The Ploughman Of Bulls; The Soldier Details His Wounds, The Shepherd His Sheep.

May Your Happiest Days Of The Past Be Your Saddest Days Of Your Future.

In A Hierarchy Every Employee Tends To Rise To His Level Of Incompetence ... In Time Every Post Tends To Be Occupied By An Employee Who Is Incompetent To Carry Out Its Duties ... Work Is Accomplished By Those Employees Who Have Not Yet Reached Their Level Of Incompetence.