Thales

Poet

25 quotes in 141 categories

Thales is a poet, best known for Ensaios de antropologia social.

Quick Facts About Thales

Profession: Poet
Notable works: Ensaios de antropologia social

About Thales

Thales of Miletus was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Ionia, Asia Minor. Thales was one of the Seven Sages, founding figures of Ancient Greece.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Thales

Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing.

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Blame

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Many words are not proof of the wise man, because the sage only talk when it's needed, and the words are measured…

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Corresponding

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

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Good life

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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…

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

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Common

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We live not, in reality, on the summit of a solid earth but at the bottom of an ocean of air

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Air

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As brightness is to rustiness, so labor excelleth idleness.

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Brightness

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I did not become a father because I am fond of children.

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Children

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All things are from water and all things are resolved into water.

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All things

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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…

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Ends

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What man is happy? He who has a healthy body, a resourceful mind, and a docile nature.

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Body

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I will be sufficiently rewarded if when telling it to others you will not claim the discovery as your own, but will…

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Claims

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

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Mind

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

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All things

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[One] who is healthy in body, resourceful in soul and of a readily teachable nature.

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Body

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The past is certain, the future obscure.

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Certain

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Who is happy? This is a person, who has a healthy body, is dowered with peace of mind and cultivates his talents.

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Body

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Suretyship (Dogma) is the precursor of ruin.

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Dogma

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Conceal thy domestic ills.

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Secrecy

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Hope is the most universal of human possessions.

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Hope

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The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.

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Difficult

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Take Time by the forelock.

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Take time

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If there is neither excessive wealth nor immoderate poverty in a nation, then justice may be said to prevail.

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Environmental

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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…

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Active

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What is it that is most beautiful? - The Universe; for it is the work of God. What is most powerful? -…

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Advice

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