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16 July 2013

Dum spiro, spero.

While there’s life, there’s hope.

This is a much-used quotation, whose derivation it is difficult to ascertain. The sentiment is reflected in similar, less succinct, passages by Greek pastoral poet Theocritus (310-250 BC) and Roman orator, statesman, essayist and letter writer Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) .

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 You might perhaps care to view some of our earlier posts.  For instance:

1. Why? or How? That is the question (3 Jan 2012)

2. Partitocracy v. Democracy (20 July 2012)

3. The shoddiest possible goods at the highest possible prices (2 Feb 2012)

4. Capitalism in practice  (4 July 2012) 

5.Ladder  (21 June 2012)

 6. A tale of two cities (1)  (6 June 2012)

 7. A tale of two cities (2)  (7 June 2012)

 8. Where’s the beef? Ontology and tinned meat (31 Jan 2012)

Every so often we shall change this sample of previously published posts.

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