To define it rudely but not ineptly, engineering is the art of doing for 10 shillings what any fool can do for a pound
The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill.
Today when a man gets married he gets a home, a housekeeper, a cook, a cheering squad and another paycheck. When a woman marries, she gets a boarder. To define it rudely but not ineptly, engineering is the art of doing that well with one dollar, which any bungler can do with two after a fashion.
