Thales Quote by Denis Guedj

To Thales the primary question was not what do we know, but how do we know it.

— Aristotle

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— Betty Friedan

I was not much used to women except for mothers. Everything I did, they did different.

— Daniel Woodrell

To be honest, I had taken time to discover my calling and did different things like being an assistant director, a photographer and a…

— Akshara Haasan

“For Milesian philosophers Thales (c. 626/623—c. 548/545 BC), Anaximander (c. 610—c. 546 BC), and Anaximenes (c. 586/585—c. 526/525 BC) there was an ultimate principle they called arche. For Thales, this…

— Dejan Stojanovic

“The great sage Thales once put the general matter succinctly "Oh master," he was asked, "what is the most difficult thing to do?" "To…

— Robert Trivers

“Although astronomy had made Thales rich, this has remained the stereotype of the philosopher—lost in the stars rather than having his feet on the…

— Anonymous

“Good books often answer questions you didn't even know you wanted to ask”

— Will Schwalbe

“Why couldn’t we just lose ourselves in the fire again? When passion was enough, and the questions didn’t matter.”

— Alyxandra Harvey

The answers I remember longest are the ones that answer questions that I didn't think of asking.

— Jonathan Kozol

“She didn't want to encourage me by asking questions. She didn't want me to go deeper into that other world. She worried she would…

— Lloyd Jones