Sometimes, a degree of cynicism can be enlightening, so remember:
- An auditor…
Is someone who comes along after the battle is over and kicks the wounded - A stock-broker… (per Woody Allen)
Is someone who invests your money for you until it is all gone. - A bank…
Is an institution that lends you an umbrella when the weather is fine and asks for it back when it rains - To assume…
Makes an ASS of U and ME - A management consultant…
Is someone who borrows your watch to tell you the time, then walks off with it - Politics… (per P J O’Rourke)
Is the art of gaining power and privilege without processing merit