---
title: "2 Make Cow Quotes By William of Conches"
description: "2 Make Cow quotes by William of Conches. Plus more from William of Conches and more Make Cow sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/william-of-conches-59004_knowledge_god-can-make-a-cow-out-of-a-tree-but-has_235762.jpg"
---

> [“God can make a cow out of a tree, but has He ever done so? Therefore show some reason why a thing is so, or cease to hold that it is so.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-conches/god-can-make-a-cow-out-of-a-tree-but-has-he-ever-done-so-therefore/)

[William of Conches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-conches/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/william-of-conches-59004_knowledge_god-can-make-a-cow-out-of-a-tree-but-has_235762.jpg)

> [ \[They say\] "We do not know how this is, but we know that God can do it." You poor fools! God can make a cow out of a tree, but has He ever done so? Therefore show some reason why… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-conches/they-say-we-do-not-know-how-this-is-but-we-know-that-god-can-do-it/)

[William of Conches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-conches/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/william-of-conches-59004_can-do_they-say-we-do-not-know-how-this-is-but_566469.jpg)

## More by William of Conches

> [“God can make a cow out of a tree, but has He ever done so? Therefore show some reason why a thing is so,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-conches/god-can-make-a-cow-out-of-a-tree-but-has-he-ever-done-so-therefore/)

[William of Conches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-conches/)

> [No corporeal substance can be so subtle and swift as this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-conches/no-corporeal-substance-can-be-so-subtle-and-swift-as-this/)

[William of Conches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-conches/)

> [ \[They say\] "We do not know how this is, but we know that God can do it." You poor fools! God can make a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-conches/they-say-we-do-not-know-how-this-is-but-we-know-that-god-can-do-it/)

[William of Conches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-conches/)

> [Rejoicing not in the many but in the probity of the few, we toil for truth alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-conches/rejoicing-not-in-the-many-but-in-the-probity-of-the-few-we-toil-for/)

[William of Conches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-conches/)

> [Because they know not the forces of nature, and in order that they may have comrades in their ignorance, they suffer not that others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-conches/because-they-know-not-the-forces-of-nature-and-in-order-that-they-may/)

[William of Conches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-of-conches/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-cow/william-of-conches/#itemlist",
            "name": "2 Make Cow Quotes By William of Conches",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“God can make a cow out of a tree, but has He ever done so? Therefore show some reason why a thing is so, or cease to hold that it is so.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "William of Conches"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-conches/god-can-make-a-cow-out-of-a-tree-but-has-he-ever-done-so-therefore/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/william-of-conches-59004_knowledge_god-can-make-a-cow-out-of-a-tree-but-has_235762.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/william-of-conches-59004_knowledge_god-can-make-a-cow-out-of-a-tree-but-has_235762.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/william-of-conches-59004_knowledge_god-can-make-a-cow-out-of-a-tree-but-has_235762.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“God can make a cow out of a tree, but has He ever done so? Therefore show some reason why a thing is so, or…” — William of Conches",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "[They say] \"We do not know how this is, but we know that God can do it.\" You poor fools! God can make a cow out of a tree, but has He ever done so? Therefore show some reason why a thing is so, or cease to hold that it is so.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "William of Conches"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-of-conches/they-say-we-do-not-know-how-this-is-but-we-know-that-god-can-do-it/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/william-of-conches-59004_can-do_they-say-we-do-not-know-how-this-is-but_566469.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/william-of-conches-59004_can-do_they-say-we-do-not-know-how-this-is-but_566469.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/william-of-conches-59004_can-do_they-say-we-do-not-know-how-this-is-but_566469.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“[They say] \"We do not know how this is, but we know that God can do it.\" You poor fools! God can make a cow…” — William of Conches",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-cow/william-of-conches/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-cow/william-of-conches/",
            "name": "Make Cow Quotes by William of Conches",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-cow/william-of-conches/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/william-of-conches-59004_knowledge_god-can-make-a-cow-out-of-a-tree-but-has_235762.jpg"
            },
            "description": "2 Make Cow quotes by William of Conches. Plus more from William of Conches and more Make Cow sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-cow/william-of-conches/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-cow/william-of-conches/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Make Cow",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-cow/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "William of Conches",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-cow/william-of-conches/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```