Wear the old coat...buy the new book

I hadn't heard this particular adage before. I was at Crossword book store the other day. I had ventured there with the intention of buying my Oxford Spanish Dictionary which I found almost instantly. But the bibliophile in me was awakened and I inevitably drifted toward the "Philosophy" section. Although there were a substantial collection stacked, I could not find the works of Epictetus. Slightly disappointing but not unexpected. Epictetus' works inspired Marcus Aurelius in penning his musings which were later compiled to become one of the greatest pieces ever written on self discovery and reflection about one's role in the world which is now called The Meditations

Heading back to the cash counter, I found a stack of bookmarks lying there to pick up. They all had the adage " Wear the old coat, buy the new book" Words of wisdom if there ever were any.

However, that having been said, those Levi's Low Rise's are irresistable. I think I'm going to squeeze them in along with either one of Machiavelli's works or another Rushdie. I still remain against going commercial...Dan Brown can wait.