Thales of Miletus

"Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still."

"Know thyself, for in self-knowledge lies all wisdom."

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

"To understand the universe, one must study water in all its forms."

"Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies."

"The beginning of wisdom is found in wondering."

"Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river of passing events."

"To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act."

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

"In every grain of sand there is a story of the earth."

"Courage is knowing what not to fear."

"The soul is immortal and eternal."

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."

"To be is to be perceived; existence requires observation."

"The pursuit of truth requires the courage to question everything."

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."

"The contemplation of nature is the highest pleasure."

"Understanding comes not from words but from experience."

"Every problem contains within itself the seeds of its own solution."

"The greatest discovery is that a person can change his own nature."

"Water adapts to its container; so too must the wise adapt to circumstance."

"Beauty is truth, and truth is beauty; that is all ye need to know."

"Fear is the enemy of progress; face it and grow stronger."

"The path to knowledge is paved with questions, not answers."

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."

"In silence, the soul speaks loudest."

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose."

"Art is the effort of man to express the sense of what nature is not."

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of harmony."