Thales of Miletus

"The young are prone to every error; the old to every vice"

"Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them"

"Imagination is more important than knowledge"

"The pursuit of truth is more valuable than the possession of it"

"In every difficulty lies opportunity"

"The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory"

"To know oneself is to know God"

"The wise know themselves to be fools, but the fools think themselves wise"

"Power without wisdom is tyranny"

"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it"

"Nothing great was ever achieved without passion"

"Fear is the enemy of wisdom"

"A kind word costs nothing but achieves much"

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes"

"Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor"

"In nature there are no shortcuts"

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new"

"There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance"

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose"

"Every man is the architect of his own fortune"

"Patience is a virtue that carries a great reward"

"The greater the storm, the brighter the rainbow"

"To live is to choose; but to choose well, one must know oneself"

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing"

"Virtue is knowledge, and vice is ignorance"

"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none"

"The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts"

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart"

"Work is the price of success"

"The highest form of knowledge is empathy"