I was asked by the publishers, The Humanist Press, if I would review the latest book on Epicureanism by Hiram Crespo. Hiram is the founder of the Society of Friends of Epicurus. The book is a very useful addition to the literature on Epicurus and I would like to share in full what I said …
Millionaire households in the US raked in $80 million in unemployment benefit during the economic downturn, due to lack of means testing in federal aid programs. (Bloomberg 5th April 2013). Which is why they are millionaires. Epicurus believed you should live modestly, but enjoy life. Money matters less than love, friends, a sense of humor, …
Let go of things that repeatedly disappoint or upset you, drain your energy, keep you awake at night, bringing neither reward or joy. Some people are born disagreeable, without the capacity for love, caring or particular empathy. We have all met them – the people who are always trying to score points, get one up …
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“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 …
A Delhi businessman turned up at a hospital complaining that he had swallowed a metal bottle cap. What the doctors found on opening him up were 12 gold nuggets, each weighing 33 grams, in his intestines. The value of the gold was 16000 pounds or 25,000 dollars. He had smuggled the gold out of Singapore …
