Amnesty Quote by Jostein Gaarder

“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

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

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Socrates based his ethical values on logical reasoning, rather than theological beliefs, which ultimately led to his death. He”

— Paxton Casmiro

Socrates is not just expounding noble ideas in a vacuum. He is in the middle of a war between those who think truth is…

— Robert M. Pirsig

“If you will bear in mind that Socrates, the best of the pagans, knew of no higher criterion for men, of no better guide…

— Lord Acton (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

“SOCRATES: For doing evil to another is the same as injuring him? CRITO: Very true. SOCRATES: Then we ought not to retaliate or render…

— Plato

“Man's greatest privilege is the discussion of virtue" Socrates in The Apology.”

— Socrates

Yes, if the life and death of Socrates are those of a wise man, the life and death of Jesus are those of a…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Jesus calls us to dangerous places because He loves people who live in dangerous places. He loves the perpetrators of violence and the victims…

— Kate McCord

It is commonly a dangerous thing for a man to have more sense than his neighbors. Socrates paid for his superiority with his life;…

— Christoph Martin Wieland

Socrates gave a lifetime to the outpouring of his substance in the shape of the greatest benefits bestowed on all who cared to receive…

— Xenophon

“All Hellenistic schools seem to define [wisdom] in approximately the same terms: first and foremost, as a state of perfect peace of mind. From…

— Pierre Hadot