Murphys Laws: Issawi's Law of Consumption Patterns to Issawi's Law of the Social Sciences
(Murphy's Laws collected: 1583)
Issawi's Law of Consumption Patterns : Other people's patterns of expenditure and consumption are highly irrational and slightly immoral.
Issawi's Law of Cynics : Cynics are right nine times out of ten; what undoes them is their belief that they are right ten times out of ten.
Issawi's Law of Dogmatism : When we call others dogmatic, what we really object to is their holding dogmas that are different from our own.
Issawi's Law of Estimation of Error : Experts in advanced countries underestimate by a factor of 2 to 4 the ability of people in underdeveloped countries to do anything technical.
Issawi's Law of Frustration : One cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs -- but it is amazing how many eggs one can break without making a decent omelette.
Issawi's Laws of Progress : The Course of Progress: Most things get steadily worse.
Issawi's Laws of Progress : The Path of Progress: A shortcut is the longest distance between two points.
Issawi's Laws of Progress : The Dialectics of Progress: Direct action produces direct reaction.
Issawi's Laws of Progress : The Pace of Progress: Society is a mule, not a car . . . If pressed too hard, it will kick and throw off its rider.
Issawi's Law of the Social Sciences : By the time a social science theory is formulated in such a way that it can be tested, changing circumstances have already made it obsolete.
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