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Marcus Aurelius Appoints Personal Character And Conscience The Ultimate Refuge Of Happiness-seekers: The Only Place Where Dreams Of Happiness, Doomed To Die Childless And Intestate Anywhere Else, Are Not Bound To Be Frustrated.

Relationships, Like Cars, Should Undergo Regular Services To Make Sure They Are Still Roadworthy.

In Montreal, Where I Taught In 1970, I Met Many People. The Only Ones Who Said To Me They Were Canadians, Were Jews. All The Rest Were Scotts, Irish, English, French, Swedes.

Some Dozens Of Years Ago, There Was A Debate Conducted Between People Insisting That "this Loaf Of Bread Must Be Redistributed," And The Others Who Said "instead Of Worrying About Redistributing It, Cutting Differently, Let's Make It Bigger." A Third Possibility Was Not Imagined: That The Loaf May Be Shrinking. But It Is Now A Genuine Possibility. It Is Even Acting Upon Already, Like In The Case Of The American Invasion Of Afghanistan And Of Iraq In Order To Secure The Supply Of Petrol For The Americans Addicted To Gas-guzzling Cars.

You Cannot Have A Cake And Eat It Too. Either You Eat It, Or You Have It.