There is a tide in the affairs of reading . . .

Or so it seems sometimes. But a mighty peculiar tide. In the past few months I seem to keep coming across sayings from an ancient Greek philosopher, Solon. I have for years been aware of him as one of those other names behind the headliners Aristotle, Socrates, etc. Is he somehow suddenly more topical, is it simply a random pattern? I don't know but perhaps I better brush up on him. The latest sighting:

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence every one must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart. - Solon