Laurence J. Peter

Educator

Laurence Johnston Peter (September 16, 1919 – January 12, 1990) was a Canadian educator and "hierarchiologist" best known to the general public for the formulation of the Peter principle.

2 Quotes by Laurence J. Peter

"You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job."
"There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought."

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