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Misquote
editFor the record: The following was in the article Petronius some years ago, but was removed:
- In recent times, a popular quote (reportedly by Charlton Ogburn, 1957[1]) on reorganization is often (but spuriously[2][3]) attributed to a Gaius Petronius. In one version, it reads:
“We trained hard ... but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.”
I've now added a brief version to this disambiguation page. Unfortunately, the last two sources linked above are now dead. Nø (talk) 17:08, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
References
- ^ "The Quotations Page". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "Petronius Arbiter, Time Traveller". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "ARTICLES FROM THE PETRONIAN SOCIETY NEWSLETTER". Retrieved 2008-05-22.