Admired Quote by Brunello Cucinelli

Seneca brings vividly before us a picture of the various scholars assembled in a school of the philosophers.

— Anonymous

“And this puts me in mind of that rich gentleman of Rome, who had been solicitous, with great expense, to procure men that were…

— Michel de Montaigne

We stand in need of such reflections to comfort us for the loss of some illustrious characters, which in our eyes might have seemed…

— Edward Gibbon

“philosophy of Marcus Aurelius and some of the work of Seneca.”

— Robin S. Sharma

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

I am Plato's Republic. Mr. Simmons is Marcus. I want you to meet Jonathan Swift, the author of that evil political book, Gulliver's Travels!…

— Ray Bradbury

I have been lately introduced to the famous Thomas Paine, and like him very well. He is vain beyond all belief, but he has…

— Anonymous

I've been very fortunate and met the guys that have become, basically, philosophers and have a kind of sensibility about life that's very precious.

— Val Kilmer

“If you have an earnest desire towards philosophy, prepare yourself from the very first to have the multitude laugh and sneer, and say, "He…

— Epictetus Epictetus

“A shock of tousled, blond hair rested atop an exquisitely-sculpted face. He had eyes as blue as a cloudless sky, cheekbones as chiseled as…

— S.T. Bende

I collected men with interesting names. I already knew a Socrates. He was tall and ugly and intellectual and the son of some big…

— Sylvia Plath

“Do not be interested in the quantity of people who respect and admire you, but in their quality. If bad people dislike you, so…

— Leo Tolstoy