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Biography - Xenophanes:

Greek philosopher, theologian and poet. (*Approximate years of birth and death)..
Born: -570 - Died: -475
Period:
5th century BC
6th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Greece

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



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Tout sort de la terre et tout retourne à la terre.

German
Denn aus Erde ist alles, und zur Erde wird alles am Ende.




See also 

See also...






Quotes for: earth


Quotes

Quotes about earth:


We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.






One can be a hero without ravaging the earth.





Earth laughs in flowers.





You must be very polite to the Earth
And to the sun






Act so that the effects of your action are compatible with the permanence of genuine human life.











Quotes

Xenophanes also said...


There is no justice in putting strength on a level above wisdom.





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





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.












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