Coin your own saying, cliche, or truism

[newts]

You can take a horse to water but a pencil must be lead.

Stan Laurel, if memory serves.

A work colleague from 25+ years ago would often utter these words, I'd never realised their origin

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnn-AVexPvQ

 

[The Bystander]

Sudden prayers make God jump.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Are you barking mad, praying to Dog?

 

[Edwardoka]

"As easy as eating a flapjack on a conference call"

 

[mrandmrspoves]

The most efficient worker is the laziest.

 

[mrandmrspoves]

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree......but it might roll a long way from it after it falls.

 

[Edwardoka]

When life gives you an onion in a towel, don't rub it in your eyes

 

[mrandmrspoves]

When life gives you an onion in a towel, don't rub it in your eyes

Because your eyes might leek?

 

[Edwardoka]

Because your eyes might leek?

It's a-mace-ing!

 

[gbb]

Its an unfortunate and unfair fact that if you take pride in what you do (particually at work)...do the very best you can, usually for your own benefit, management will target you for everything. Your workload will be far greater because of it.
The guys who are just there for the money, who will do the absolute minimum possible, deflect jobs, ignore jobs, leave jobs half finished......will get left alone.

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

Lazy worms don't get eaten by early birds.

 

[Fnaar]

Always maintain your helmet and give it a good polish.

 

[Dave7]

Marriage ......the best cure for love

 

[Edwardoka]

Always maintain your helmet and give it a good polish.

Username checks out.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

To reduce your work backlog, do less not more.