Diogenes Laertius: Thales was asked what was very difficult; he said: "To know one's self."

Thales was asked what was very difficult; he said: "To know one's self." — Diogenes Laertius

Thales was asked what was very difficult; he said: "To know one's self."

Diogenes Laertius

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