Stoicism - and philosophy - are not the domains of idle professors. They are the succor of the successful and the men and women of action.

Philosophy is not just about talking or lecturing or even reading long, dense books. In fact, it is something men and women of action use - and have used throughout history - to solve their problems and achieve their greatest triumphs. Not in the classroom but on the battlefield, in the forum, and at court.

If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much for women, though we do have an advantage: make-up.

How different the reasoning is that men adopt when they are discussing the cases of men and those of women

Men make the moral code and they expect women to accept it