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 divine is in the movement of the stars.
Prediction of the eclipse: Darkness will come upon the day.
The soul moves itself and others.
Nature seeks to preserve the eternal order.
From water, all life springs forth.
The universe is alive with divine energy.
Observe the heavens to understand the earth.
Wisdom begins with wonder at the world.
The Nile floods because of the etesian winds.
All is water, transformed by the gods.
The soul is immortal, moving through all things.
Seek the origin in the simplest element.
The stars are divine fires in the water.
Unity underlies the diversity of creation.
Motion reveals the presence of the soul.
The cosmos is a living organism.
Water nourishes and sustains all existence.
The wise man contemplates the eternal.
Change is the law of the watery principle.
The earth rests upon the boundless sea.