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John Bartlett (1820–1905).  Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.  1919.
 
 
NUMBER:9086
AUTHOR:Diogenes Laërtius (fl. early 3d cent.)
QUOTATION:When Thales was asked what was difficult, he said, “To know one’s self.” And what was easy, “To advise another.”
ATTRIBUTION:Thales. ix.
BIOGRAPHY:Columbia Encyclopedia.
 

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