Guy Quote by Bo Burnham

Socrates, who was a perfect model in all great qualities, ... hit on a body and face so ugly and so incongruous with the…

— Michel de Montaigne

There was a Socratic style of life (which the Cynics were to imitate), and the Socratic dialogue was an exercise which brought Socrates' interlocutor…

— Pierre Hadot

I admire the courage and wisdom of Socrates in everything he did, said--and did not say.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I think Socrates was fascinated by Alcibiades. It's almost the opposite of hypocrisy. I think it's like when you can see the potential in…

— Bettany Hughes

The usual picture of Socrates is of an ugly little plebeian who inspired a handsome young nobleman to write long dialogues on large topics.

— Richard Rorty

“We know so little about Socrates but somehow we still remember he existed; more amazing yet, is how the meaning of ethics has completely…

— Alejandro C. Estrada

“Philosophy had supplied Socrates with convictions in which he had been able to have rational, as opposed to hysterical, confidence when faced with disapproval.…

— Alain de Botton

All I would ask you to be thinking of is the truth and not Socrates.

— Plato

“Did you hear the story of Socrates? He was a philosopher in ancient Greece, so they killed him.”

— Troy DeNuthe

It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook.

— Anton Chekhov

“First impressions can be tricky things, for they can be both shallow and lasting, all at once.”

— Cameron Dokey

“After reading between the lines, I can secretly hear Socrates screaming: 'I'm the wisest man to ever live in the world. Anyone who will…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo