The Perversity Of The Universe Tends Toward The Maximum: The Universe Is Hostile. Finagles First Law If Anything Can Go Wrong, It Will. Finagles Second Law Blessed Be The Pessimists, For They Have Made Backups There is only one Finagle, and Murphy is his prophet. Sol Belter's Church of Finagle - Ringworld - Tales of Known Space - Larry Niven