History often portrays its figures as stoic statues or larger-than-life heroes. But beneath the powdered wigs and stoic expressions, these historical icons were, well, human. And humans ...

This was heavily influenced by stoicism, whose followers believed that virtue is based on knowledge and that the ups and downs of everyday life should be accepted calmly. As a young man ...

This was heavily influenced by stoicism, whose followers believed that virtue is based on knowledge and that the ups and downs of everyday life should be accepted calmly. As a young man ...