I and my public understand each other very well: it does not hear what I say, and I don’t say what it wants to hear. (Karl Kraus (28 April 1874 – 12 June 1936), Austrian journalist, satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet). Epicurus was an intelligent man. He would have appreciated Herr Kraus’s clever aphorism, …
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The third and last excerpt from McCall Smith’s article on what he would do if he ruled the world: I’m afraid that art colleges face some scrutiny. It is difficult for young artists to get training in drawing and painting, because these subjects have been treated with derision by those on favour of conceptual art. …
Below is a second set of comments from the writer, Alexander McCall Smith’s, in his funny article in the June 2015 edition of “Prospect” magazine, the British magazine designed for those who think and who have a sense of humour, under the title “If I ruled the World”. Teachers too would have their authority returned …
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I would like to share with you part of the writer, Alexander McCall Smith’s, article in the June 2015 edition of “Prospect” magazine, under the title “If I Ruled the World”: Education is a good thing. You might think that this hardly needs to be said, but there are plenty of people who view education …
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Boys with sisters are approximately 13% less likely to do the dishes than boys with brothers. (The Atlantic, 28 June 2013) What’s the point of having a sister if you have to do the dishes? Epicureans believe that everyone should do what they are best at. (Joke! Joke! Don’t get excited)
