"The sea is the source of water and……" — Xenophanes
"The sea is the source of water and the source of wind; for neither would blasts of wind arise in the clouds and blow out from within them, except for the great sea, nor would the streams of rivers nor the rain-water in the sky exist but for the sea ; but the great sea is the begetter of clouds and winds and rivers."
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Xenophanes
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31 Quotes by Xenophanes
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But without effort [God] sets in motion all things by mind and thought.
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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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Men always makes gods in their own image.
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For all things come from earth, and all things end by becoming earth.
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God is one, greatest of gods and men, not like mortals in body or thought.
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