Nothing is more ancient than God, for He was never created;… - Thales

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Nothing is more ancient than God, for He was never created; nothing more beautiful than the world, it is the work of that same God; nothing is more active than thought, for it flies over the whole universe; nothing is stronger than necessity, for all must submit to it.

Thales

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Thales (; c. 624 BC – c. 546 BC) was a philosopher born in Tyre, South of Lebanon and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. He has been called the "father of science."

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Native Name: Θαλῆς ὁ Μιλήσιος

Alternative Names: Thales of Miletus

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