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
The fastest is mind, for it runs through everything.
The strongest is necessity, for it masters all.
The wisest is time, for it discovers everything.
A happy man is one who is healthy in body, resourceful in soul, and of a readily teachable nature.
It is not many words that prove a wise man, but a timely word.
It is not the fact of living but of living well that is to be prized.
God is the most ancient of all things, for he is uncreated.
The world is animate and full of divinities.
Place is the greatest thing, as it contains all things.
To bring surety brings ruin.
Death is no different from life.
Be sure there is no difference between life and death. 'Why then,' said someone, 'do you not die?' 'Because,' said he, 'there is no difference.'
The sun is made of earth.
The stars are earthy and have fire.
Eclipses of the sun occur when the moon passes in front of it in its course.
The year has 365 days.
The solstices and equinoxes are determined by the sun's path.
The earth is spherical.
The earth is at the center of the universe.
The sea is the source of waters and of winds; for without the great sea, there would be no winds nor streams of rivers nor rainfall from the sky.