“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough”. Mae West

Mae West was an Epicurean, even if she never knew it. To do it right you have to seize every moment, make the most of it, have friends, go out and about, travel, enjoy yourself, learn as much as you can about as much as you can, do a little good every day, be modest and be generous, and make sure that, when you face inevitable death, you can assure yourself that you made the most of your all-too-brief life. “Rien. Je regret rien”, as Edith Piaf sensibly proclaimed.