9 ideas
13197 | The notion of substance is one of the keys to true philosophy [Leibniz] |
411 | If we succeed in speaking the truth, we cannot know we have done it [Xenophanes] |
412 | If God had not created honey, men would say figs are sweeter [Xenophanes] |
1556 | By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias] |
1640 | The basic Eleatic belief was that all things are one [Xenophanes, by Plato] |
13198 | Gravity is within matter because of its structure, and it can be explained. [Leibniz] |
3055 | Xenophanes said the essence of God was spherical and utterly inhuman [Xenophanes, by Diog. Laertius] |
407 | Mortals believe gods are born, and have voices and clothes just like mortals [Xenophanes] |
408 | Ethiopian gods have black hair, and Thracian gods have red hair [Xenophanes] |