We trained hard, but it seemed every...

From petronii arbitri satyricon ad 66 (attributed to gaius petronus, a roman general who later committed suicide) - we trained hard, but it seemed every time we were...
We trained hard, but it seemed every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising, and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation.
From Petronii Arbitri Satyricon AD 66 (Attributed to Gaius Petronus, a Roman General who later committed suicide)


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