All things Quote by Xenophanes

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

— Xenophanes

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

— Xenophanes

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

— Xenophanes

For we are all sprung from earth and water

— Xenophanes

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

— Xenophanes

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

— Xenophanes

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

— Xenophanes

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

— Xenophanes

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

— Xenophanes

Men always makes gods in their own image.

— Xenophanes

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

— Xenophanes

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

— Xenophanes