7 Quotes & Sayings By Xenophanes

Xenoph­anes was a sophist from Colophon, a city in Ionia. His most important work is known as the Poem on Nature. In this poem, Xenoph­anes describes the gods of the ancient Greeks. The poem is full of paradoxes and contradictions Read more

Xenoph­anes was a sceptic and a rationalist who did not believe in any gods at all. He did not believe that any of the gods existed, did not think that they were immortal, did not think that they could be seen, touched, or felt by human beings, and did not think that human beings could have any contact with them. Xenoph­anes wrote verses about Zeus, Hera, Ares, Athena, Aphrodite, Poseidon, Apollo, Demeter, Hermes, Ares and many other gods.

He claimed to have seen Zeus with his own eyes and to have heard him speak. But he also claimed that he saw no god at all.

Men always makes gods in their own image.
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Men always makes gods in their own image. Xenophanes
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It isn't right to judge strength as better than good wisdom. Xenophanes
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Better than the strength of men and horses is our wisdom. Xenophanes
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No human being will ever know the Truth, for even if they happen to say it by chance, they would not even known they had done so. Xenophanes
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God is one, greatest of gods and men, not like mortals in body or thought. Xenophanes
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Men create the gods in their own image. Xenophanes