Editing Thales of Miletus (section)

==== Falling into a well ====
{{See also|The Astrologer who Fell into a Well}}
Plato, Diogenes Laertius, and Hippolytus all relay the story&nbsp;that Thales was so intent upon watching the stars that he failed to watch where he was walking, and fell into a well.<ref>Theaetetus (174 A)</ref><ref>D.L. II.4–5</ref>{{efn|The Scottish philosopher [[Adam Smith]] once similarly, absent-mindedly fell into a [[Tanning (leather)|tannery]] pit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fee.org/articles/adam-smith-i-had-almost-forgot-that-i-was-the-author-of-the-inquiry-concerning-the-wealth-of-nations/|title=Brilliant but Absent-Minded Adam Smith &#124; Jim Powell|first=Jim|last=Powell|date=1 March 1995|website=fee.org}}</ref>}}

<blockquote>''"Thales was studying the stars and gazing into the sky, when he fell into a well, and a jolly and witty Thracian servant girl made fun of him, saying that he was crazy to know about what was up in the heavens while he could not see what was in front of him beneath his feet."''<ref>Theaetetus 174a</ref>
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