Thales quotes

Thales was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, considered one of the Seven Sages of Greece. His contributions laid the foundational principles for Western philosophy and natural sciences. He is often credited with introducing rational thought and scientific inquiry to Greek culture. Here are 15 of his quotes:

Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still.

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Placing your stick at the end of the shadow of the pyramid, you made by the sun's rays two triangles, and so proved that the pyramid [height] was to the stick [height] as the shadow of the pyramid to the shadow of the stick.

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Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it.

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A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind.

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Time is the wisest of all things that are; for it brings everything to light.

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Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing.

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Know thyself.

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There are three attributes for which I am grateful to Fortune: that I was born, first, human and not animal; second, man and not woman; and third, Greek and not barbarian.

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The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.

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Place is the greatest thing, as it contains all things.

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All things are full of gods.

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The past is certain, the future obscure.

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Nothing is more ancient than God, for He was never created.

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