Outsmarting Murphy

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• Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
• If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway.
• If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
• It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious.
• The chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.
• O’Toole’s Commentary: Murphy was an optimist. (Source: http://dmawww.epfl.ch/roso.mosaic/dm/murphy.html)

These “laws” can be funny, partly because they can seem too true! But there are other laws that can help us outsmart Murphy, and find the ways to make life work. Some of the most helpful biblical advice on marriage, family, friendship and career can be found in the book of Proverbs.