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Xenophanes Quotes

But if cattle and horses or lions had hands, or were able to draw with their hands and do the work that men can do, horses would draw the forms of the gods like horses, and cattle like cattle, and they would make their bodies such as they each had themselves.
Xenophanes

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Type:
Philosopher Quotes
Category:
Greek Philosopher Quotes
Year of Birth:
570 BC
Year of Death:
480 BC
Nationality:
Greek
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