Meeting a beautiful woman can be bad for your health, scientists have found.
The effects are heightened in men who believe that the woman in question is “out of their league”.
The effects are heightened in men who believe that the woman in question is “out of their league”.
Your recommended philosophy-guru is ZENO OF CITIUM.
Key fact: He taught in a stoa, the Athenian supermarket, and hence founded the school of philosophy called Stoicism.
Must have: An interest in everyday life, for it is there that you learn life’s big lessons.
Key promise: An ability to face anything, no matter how disastrous.
Key peril: To be “stoical” is to turn your back on passion.
Most likely to say: “If you have integrity, no-one can harm you.”
Least likely to say: “Forget prudence! It won’t help you anyway.”