Why has Thales been so withdrawn lately?
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Thales
//ˈθeɪliːz//
Synonyms for "thales" (2 found)
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17 translations across 17 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Θαλῆς name (philosopher)
Arabic
1 entries- طَالِس name (philosopher)
Armenian
1 entries- Թալես name (philosopher)
Bulgarian
1 entries- Талес name (philosopher)
Catalan
1 entries- Tales name (philosopher)
Czech
1 entries- Thalés name (philosopher)
French
1 entries- Thalès name (philosopher)
Georgian
1 entries- თალესი name (philosopher)
Hungarian
1 entries- Thalész name (philosopher)
Italian
1 entries- Talete name (philosopher)
Khmer
1 entries- តាលែស name (philosopher)
Occitan
1 entries- Tales name (philosopher)
Persian
1 entries- تالس name (philosopher)
Polish
1 entries- Tales name (philosopher)
Russian
1 entries- Фале́с name (philosopher)
Spanish
1 entries- Tales name (philosopher)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Фалес name (philosopher)
Sample sentences
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Thales said there was no difference between life and death. "Why, then," said some one to him, "do not you die?" "Because," said he, "it does make no difference."
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When Thales was asked what was difficult, he said, "To know one’s self." And what was easy, "To advise another."
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Thales used the astronomical records of the Babylonians and Egyptians to accurately predict a solar eclipse in the sixth century BC.
Source: tatoeba (3957922)
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