Many words are not proof of the wise man, because the sage only talk when it's needed, and the words are measured and corresponding… — Thales Copy Share
There are three attributes for which I am grateful to Fortune: that I was born, first, human and not animal; second, man and not… — Thales Copy Share
Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still. — Thales Copy Share
We live not, in reality, on the summit of a solid earth but at the bottom of an ocean of air — Thales Copy Share
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… — Thales Copy Share
What man is happy? He who has a healthy body, a resourceful mind, and a docile nature. — Thales Copy Share
I will be sufficiently rewarded if when telling it to others you will not claim the discovery as your own, but will say it… — Thales Copy Share
[One] who is healthy in body, resourceful in soul and of a readily teachable nature. — Thales Copy Share
