Thales
Thales
Thales of Miletus, Thalēs; c. 624 – c. 546 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, mathematician and astronomer from Miletus in Asia Minor, current day Milet in Turkey and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Many, most notably Aristotle, regard him as the first philosopher in the Greek tradition, and he is otherwise historically recognised as the first individual in Western civilisation known to have entertained and engaged in scientific thought,...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPhilosopher
Thales quotes about
take-time
Take Time by the forelock.
secrecy
Conceal thy domestic ills.
science discovery engineering
I will be sufficiently rewarded if when telling it to others you will not claim the discovery as your own, but will say it was mine.
possession humans universal
Hope is the most universal of human possessions.