为什么泰勒斯不结婚？Why Thales never married

26° Why Thales never married. In his later and more affluent period of life, Thales was visited by his friend Solon, the great Greek lawgiver. As the two men sat discoursing one evening, Solon queried, "Here you are in possession of almost everything a man might desire—wealth and influence, health and comfort, fame and respect, knowledge and wisdom—but no wife. Tell me, my friend, why have you never married?" "That is quite a question," replied Thales, "and since the hour is so late, I believe I can better tell you in the morning." So the host and his guest retired for the night. In the morning they assembled for breakfast, but they had scarcely begun to eat their bowls of grapes when in raced a breathless runner with a message for Solon. Solon read the message and rose grief-stricken to his feet. "Thales," he hoarsely said, "I must leave at once for home. This message informs me that my favorite son has fallen from his horse and been killed." "There, there, my dear Solon," replied Thales soothingly, "please be seated and calm yourself. The message is a fictitious one, and I have contrived this whole event. I merely wanted to tell you why I never married."