WIST Quotations

Battista, Orlando A. -- (Attributed)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

The fellow who says he’ll meet you halfway usually thinks he’s standing on the dividing line.

Orlando A. Battista (1917-1995) Canadian-American chemist, aphorist
(Attributed)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over you when you genuinely forgive an enemy

Orlando A. Battista (1917-1995) Canadian-American chemist, aphorist
(Attributed)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they’re still alive.

Orlando A. Battista (1917-1995) Canadian-American chemist, aphorist
(Attributed)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

An error doesn’t become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.

Orlando A. Battista (1917-1995) Canadian-American chemist, aphorist
How to Enjoy Work and Get More Fun Out of Life (1957)

Dave — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:15:27 +0000

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.

Orlando A. Battista (1917-1995) Canadian-American chemist, aphorist
Quotoons: A Speaker’s Dictionary, No. 3962 (1977 ed.)
(Source)

Often misattributed to Thomas Wolfe. More discussion about the origin of quotation: You Have Reached the Pinnacle of Success as Soon as You Become Uninterested in Money, Compliments, or Publicity – Quote Investigator®.