| James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. | | | | Thales |
| | | [Greek]Be security, and mischief is nigh. | 1 |
| Hope is the only good which is common to all men. | 2 |
| Nothing is more active than thought, for it flies over the universe; nothing stronger than necessity, for all must submit to it. | 3 |
| Take time by the forelock. | 4 |
| The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself. | 5 |
| You never can elude the gods when you even devise wrong. | 6 | | |
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