As Socrates says, in Plato, "That whoever meddles with philosophy may be reproached as Thales was by the woman, that he sees nothing of that which is before him. For every philosopher is ignorant of what his neighbour does; aye, and of what he does himself, and is ignorant of what they both are, whether beasts or men."
Sokratesek Platonen baitan dioen bezala, filosofian nahasten den nornahiri egin dakiokeela emakume horrek Talesi egin erantzukia, bere aitzinean denetik ez duela ezer ere ikusten. Zeren filosofo orok ez baitaki bere aldamenekoak zer dagien, eta berak ere zer dagien, eta ez daki biak zer diren, ihiziak ala gizonak.