JIM ALLAN is right to quote Titus Petronius and his view on constant “massive reforms”
(HAS, Jan 19).
When I was teaching I had this quote prominently displayed by my desk.
What Jim omitted to mention was that Titus Petronius committed suicide shortly thereafter.
I, along with many others, took the rather easier course of early retirement.
Bill Bartle, Barnard Castle.
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