Murphy's Law
Source status: Attributed to Peter Norman Scott
Whenever you don't want to do something, it is exactly when it needs to be done.
- Peter Norman Scott
The weakest link is the most stable one.
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This law belongs with Murphy's Miscellaneous Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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