Epicurus was very concerned about telling the truth, but telling it with tact and kindness. He thought philosophers used rhetoric to conceal the truth. Ancient Epicureans prided themselves on politely pointing out errors or misconceptions to offer other people, something that requires huge trust and respect. There is a right way to criticize and a …
Dementia incidence for over 65s has fallen drastically in UK men, a drop of 41 per cent. But the improvement has been much smaller among women: only a 2.5 per cent. This is according to an analysis of more than 10,000 over-65s in the UK spanning the past 20 years. The study found that, overall, …
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” No one will bring back the years; no one will restore you to yourself. Life will follow the path it began to take, and will neither reverse nor check its course. It will cause no commotion to remind you of its swiftness, but glide on quietly. It will not lengthen itself for a king’s …
The big news from Washington DC yesterday was the report that 17-year-old Malia Obama is taking a gap year before going to Harvard university. Gap years are quite normal for most young people in the UK, but are still relatively rare in America, where any delay in getting through further education and earning money is …
Epicurus was a modest eater and drinker, by all accounts, not at all the glutton he was painted by early christians with dubious agendas. Like his contempories he ate a Mediterranean diet. According to the European Heart Journal, commenting on a study of 15,000 people worldwide, this diet is really good for you. When people …
