Thales of Miletus

Cosmology Ancient Greek -624 – -546 337 quotes

Considered the first philosopher and scientist, he proposed that water was the fundamental element of the universe.

Quotes by Thales of Miletus

Gods dwell in every part of nature.

Aristotle -550

Predict the future by understanding the patterns.

Herodotus -600

The beginning of wisdom is the search for origins.

Attributed -585

All things dissolve back into their source.

Aristotle -550

The soul animates the inanimate.

Aristotle -600

Observe the cycles of the heavens.

Anecdotal -585

Water is the mother of all creation.

Simplicius -550

The divine spark ignites motion everywhere.

Attributed -600

Unity in diversity: all from one source.

Aristotle -585

The magnet's power proves the soul's reach.

Aristotle -550

Eternal water flows through all forms.

Later sources -600

The wise foresee the shadows of the sun.

Herodotus -585

Nature's harmony is born of water.

Attributed -550

The soul binds the cosmos together.

Aristotle -600

From the depths, all life emerges.

Simplicius -585

Contemplate the infinite to grasp the finite.

Diogenes Laertius -550

The gods transform water into worlds.

Aristotle -600

Earthquakes shake the watery foundation.

Aristotle -585

Wisdom is seeing the one in the many.

Attributed -550

The cycle of creation is eternal.

Later interpretations -600