Xenophanes

But without effort [God] sets in motion all things by mind and thought.

— Xenophanes

God is one, greatest of gods and men, not like mortals in body or thought.

— Xenophanes

If horses had Gods, they would look like horses.

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It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.

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For we are all sprung from earth and water

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All things that come into being and grow are earth and water.

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Better than the strength of men and horses is our wisdom.

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“No man knows distinctly anything, and no man ever will.”

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If oxen and horses and lions could draw and paint, they would delineate the gods in their own image.

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This upper limit, of earth at our feet is visible and touches the air, but below it reaches to infinity

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No human being will ever know the Truth, for even if they happen to say it by chance, they would not even…

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Truly the gods have not from the beginning revealed all things to mortals, but by long seeking, mortals discover what is better.

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If cows and horses had hands and could draw, cows would draw gods that look like cows and horses would draw gods…

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There is one God - supreme among gods and men - who is like mortals in neither body nor mind.

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Even if a man should chance to speak the most complete truth, yet he himself does not know it; all things are…

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In the beginning the gods did not at all reveal all things clearly to mortals, but by searching men in the course…

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If cattle and horses, or lions, had hands, or were able to draw with their feet and produce the works which men…

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But if cattle and horses or lions had hands, or were able to draw with their hands and do the work that…

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God is one, supreme among gods and men, and not like mortals in body or in mind.The whole [of god] sees, the…

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The clear and perfect truth no man has seen, nor will there be anyone who knows about the gods and what I…

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...for our wisdom is better than the strength of men or of horses. ... nor is it right to prefer strength to…

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Homer and Hesiod attributed to the gods all things which are disreputable and worthy of blame when done by men; and they…

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“The gods did not reveal, from the beginning, All things to us, but in the course of time Through seeking we may…

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The Gods did not reveal, from the beginning, all things to us, but in the course of time through seeking we may…

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If oxen and lions had hands and could paint with their hands and produce works of art, as men do, horses would…

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The sea is the source of water and the source of wind; for neither would blasts of wind arise in the clouds…

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“The Ethiops say that their gods are flat-nosed and black, While the Thracians say that theirs have blue eyes and red hair.…

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There is one god, greatest among gods and men, who bears no similarity to humans either in shape or thought... but humans…

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The Ethiops say that their gods are flat-nosed and black, While the Thracians say that theirs have blue eyes and red hair.…

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Men create the gods in their own image.

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“One must be a sage to recognize a sage.”

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For all things come from earth, and all things end by becoming earth.

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Men always makes gods in their own image.

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Pure truth no man has seen, nor ever shall know.

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The gods did not reveal, from the beginning, all things to us.

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If cattle and horses, or lions, had hands...

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All men begin their learning with Homer.

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It isn't right to judge strength as better than good wisdom.

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The Ethiopians say that their gods are snub-nosed and black the Thracians that theirs have light blue eyes and red hair.

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The sun comes into being each day from little pieces of fire that are collected.

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