"Hope is the only good that is common……" — Thales
"Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still."
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17 Quotes by Thales
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We live not, in reality, on the summit of a solid earth but at the bottom of an ocean of…
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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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Suretyship (Dogma) is the precursor of ruin.
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The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.
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All things are from water and all things are resolved into water.
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Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all…
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Place is the greatest thing, as it contains all things.
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The past is certain, the future obscure.
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I will be sufficiently rewarded if when telling it to others you will not claim the discovery as your own,…
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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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As brightness is to rustiness, so labor excelleth idleness.
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