Thales of Miletus
Considered the first philosopher and scientist, he proposed that water was the fundamental element of the universe.
Quotes by Thales of Miletus
Do not be a slave to folly.
Water is the archê, the fundamental principle of all things.
The world is sustained by water.
What is the most difficult? To know yourself. What is the easiest? To give advice.
Time is the wisest of all things, for it brings everything to light.
What is God? That which has no beginning and no end.
The earth floats on water like a log.
The magnet has a soul, because it moves iron.
Do not do that to your neighbor which you would take ill from him.
A multitude of words is no proof of a wise mind.
The most just thing is time, for it brings everything to light.
The sun is not a god, but a fiery mass.
Everything is full of gods, even the stones.
The origin of all things is water.
The most powerful thing is necessity, for it governs all things.
The most common thing is hope, for those who have nothing else have it still.
The most beautiful thing is the world, for it is the work of God.
The most difficult thing is to know yourself, the easiest to advise others.
The earth is a flat disk floating on water.
The soul is that which is always in motion.