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Xenophanes quotes: One must be a sage to recognize a sage.

One must be a sage to recognize a sage.

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

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

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

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

Xenophanes quotes: No man knows distinctly anything, and no man ever will.

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

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

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

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

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

Xenophanes quotes: All men begin their learning with Homer.

All men begin their learning with Homer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Xenophanes quotes: If an ox could paint a picture, his god would look like an ox.

If an ox could paint a picture, his god would look like an ox.

Xenophanes quotes: If horses had Gods, they would look like horses.

If horses had Gods, they would look like horses.

Xenophanes quotes: If cows and horses had hands and could draw, cows would draw gods that look like cows and horses would draw gods that look like horses.

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

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

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

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

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

Xenophanes quotes: In the beginning the gods did not at all reveal all things clearly to mortals, but by searching men in the course of time find them out better.

In the beginning the gods did not at all reveal all things clearly to mortals, but by searching men in the course of time find them out better.

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

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

Xenophanes quotes: For we are all sprung from earth and water

For we are all sprung from earth and water

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

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

Xenophanes quotes: Even if a man should chance to speak the most complete truth, yet he himself does not know it; all things are wrapped in appearances

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

Xenophanes quotes: It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.

It takes a wise man to recognize a wise man.

Xenophanes quotes: Men create the gods in their own image.

Men create the gods in their own image.

Xenophanes quotes: Men always makes gods in their own image.

Men always makes gods in their own image.

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

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

Xenophanes quotes: If God had not made brown honey, men would think figs much sweeter than they do.

If God had not made brown honey, men would think figs much sweeter than they do.

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

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