Truth Quote by Lev Shestov

“ Aristotle ... a mere bond-servant to his logic, thereby rendering it contentious...”

— Francis Bacon

Aristotle said: "Evil brings men together."

— Aristotle

“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

“Alexander was no longer so much the master of his lust, having been fawned upon by Fortune, whom mortal men too little distrust.”

— Andrew Chugg

“If Aristotle and his pupil Alexander the Great were brought back to life today, they would believe themselves in the country of the gods…

— Lev Shestov

“The only safe rule, therefore, is that which Aristotle mentions in the last chapter of his Topica: not to dispute with the first person…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“Men of Athens, I honor and love you; but I shall obey God rather than you, and while I have life and strength I…

— Plato

“But the truth is, O men of Athens, that God only is wise; and by his answer he intends to show that the wisdom…

— Plato

“Alexander was and is the absolute embodiment of pure human ambition with all its good and evil consequences.”

— Philip Freeman

“Athenian men, I respect and love you, but I shall obey the god rather than you...”

— Anonymous

“...for the interests of rulers require that their subjects should be poor in spirit, and that there should be no strong bond of friendship…

— Plato

“The small Greek city-states could not understand what the organisation of a great empire and the movement of many thousands of men entailed: they…

— Ernle Bradford