Mirifice etiam Thales: nam interrogatus an facta hominum deos fallerent ne<c> cogitata inquit, ut non solum manus sed etiam mentes puras habere vellemus, cum secretis cogitationibus nostris caeleste numen adesse credidissemus.
A wonderful saying too, this of Thales. Asked whether mens actions went unnoticed by the gods, he said: No, not even their thoughts. He meant that we should try to keep not only our hands clean but our minds as well, and believe that a divine power is present at our secret cogitations.
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