Thales

Pre-Socratic Philosopher (620 BC-546 B.C.)

Thales of Miletus was a pre-Socratic philosopher who proposed rational explanations of the natural world and is believed to have had the notion that all is actually water. Although wrong, Thales was revolutionary for his time and adopted varying forms of thinking unheard of before.

Quotes:

The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.

Hope is the poor man’s bread.

Conceal thy domestic ills.

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

Nothing is more ancient than God, for He was never created; nothing more beautiful than the world, it is the work of that same God; nothing more active than thought, for it flies over the whole universe; nothing stronger than necessity, for all must submit to it.

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

The wisest thing is Time, for it brings everything to light.

Surety ship is the precursor of ruin.