There are three attributes for which I am grateful to Fortune: that I was born, first, human and not animal; second, man and not woman; and third, Greek and not barbarian. – Thales
Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still. – Thales
Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it. – Thales
