Thales of Miletus Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

5 Famous Quotes by Thales of Miletus
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“Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: his motto as inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi
“It is success that colours all in life, Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: his motto as inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi
“Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears Her snaky crest.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: his motto as inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi
“Loveliness Needs not the foreign aid of ornament, But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: his motto as inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi
“The generous heart Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: his motto as inscribed on Temple of Apollo at Delphi