An illustrated summary of the lives and the philosophies of twelve teachers who possessed in fullest measure those intellectual virtues which sustain civilization. Prophets in their own time, their inspiration led others to more enlightened codes of living. The twelve are: Akhenaten Lao-tse Hermes Trismegistus Plato Orpheus Jesus Zoroaster Mohammed Buddha Padmasambhava Confucius Quetzalcoatl.