"It takes a wise man to recognize a…" — Xenophanes

"It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man."

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31 Quotes by Xenophanes

Xenophanes has 31 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

If oxen and lions had hands and could paint with their hands and produce works of art, as men do,…
Ethiopians imagine their gods as black and snub-nosed; Thracians blue-eyed and red-haired. But if horses or lions had hands, or…
The sea is the source of water and the source of wind; for neither would blasts of wind arise in…
No human being will ever know the truth, for even if they happen to say it by chance, they would…
But without effort [God] sets in motion all things by mind and thought.
In the beginning the gods did not at all reveal all things clearly to mortals, but by searching men in…
If cows and horses had hands and could draw, cows would draw gods that look like cows and horses would…
The Gods did not reveal, from the beginning, all things to us, but in the course of time through seeking…
This upper limit, of earth at our feet is visible and touches the air, but below it reaches to infinity
Men always makes gods in their own image.
For all things come from earth, and all things end by becoming earth.
God is one, greatest of gods and men, not like mortals in body or thought.

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More Intelligence Quotes

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
There is no great genius without a mixture of madness. — Aristotle
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. — Aristotle
Wit is educated insolence. — Aristotle
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. — Isaac Asimov
Intelligence agencies keep things secret because they often violate the rule of law or of good behavior. — Julian Assange
People are smarter than you might think. — John Astin
If one of the arguments against eating meat is to do with cruelty and animal intelligence, then lab meat avoids… — Margaret Atwood
Patience is the companion of wisdom. — Saint Augustine
Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All… — Saint Augustine
She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he… — Sri Aurobindo

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