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| #3988 |  | Finagle's First Law: To study a subject best, understand it thoroughly before you start.
 
 Finagle's Second Law:
 Always keep a record of data -- it indicates you've been working.
 
 Finagle's Fourth Law:
 Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it only makes
 it worse.
 
 Finagle's Fifth Law:
 Always draw your curves, then plot your readings.
 
 Finagle's Sixth Law:
 Don't believe in miracles -- rely on them.
 
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| #3989 |  | Finagle's Second Law: No matter what the anticipated result, there will always be
 someone eager to (a) misinterpret it, (b) fake it, or (c) believe it
 happened according to his own pet theory.
 
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| #3990 |  | Finagle's Seventh Law: The perversity of the universe tends toward a maximum.
 
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| #3991 |  | Finagle's Third Law: In any collection of data, the figure most obviously correct,
 beyond all need of checking, is the mistake
 
 Corollaries:
 (1) Nobody whom you ask for help will see it.
 (2) The first person who stops by, whose advice you really
 don't want to hear, will see it immediately.
 
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| #3992 |  | Fine's Corollary: Functionality breeds Contempt.
 
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| #3993 |  | Finster's Law: A closed mouth gathers no feet.
 
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| #3994 |  | First Law of Bicycling: No matter which way you ride, it's uphill and against the wind.
 
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| #3995 |  | First law of debate: Never argue with a fool.  People might not know the difference.
 
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| #3996 |  | First Law of Procrastination: Procrastination shortens the job and places the responsibility
 for its termination on someone else (i.e., the authority who
 imposed the deadline).
 
 Fifth Law of Procrastination:
 Procrastination avoids boredom; one never has the feeling that
 there is nothing important to do.
 
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| #3997 |  | First Law of Socio-Genetics: Celibacy is not hereditary.
 
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