Obvious Quote by Umberto Eco

We have no proof that Socrates ever existed. We only know from witnesses to his life that he did. Like Jesus, he never wrote…

— Christopher Hitchens

“Socrates (770-399 B.C.[E.]) is possibly the most enigmatic figure in the entire history of philosophy. He never wrote a single line. Yet he is…

— Jostein Gaarder

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

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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

— Troy DeNuthe

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

— Paxton Casmiro

Socrates ... brought human wisdom back down from heaven, where she was wasting her time, and restored her to man.... It is impossible to…

— Michel de Montaigne

Socrates... Whom well inspir'd the oracle pronounc'd Wisest of men.

— John Milton

If Socrates died like a philosopher, Jesus Christ died like a God.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Socrates made people face their hypocrisy. He had to die.”

— Francis Mont

“If you wish to be a writer; write! Send quote to a friend Epictetus (50-120) Greek philosopher.”

— Epictetus

He that writes to himself writes to an eternal public.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

— Plutarch