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Pheidias

noun
1.
Ancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC).  Synonym: Phidias.





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... the principal works of Cobbett, Gibbon, Burke, Adam Smith, and David Hume, was asked whether he had ever seen any of their writings, and he had to answer, No. Another who was asked which of the works of Pheidias he had seen, replied that he had only read the first two books. This is the kind of dishonest knowledge which is fostered by too frequent examinations. There are two kinds of knowledge, the one that enters into our very blood, the other which we carry about in our pockets. Those who ...
— Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. • F. Max Mueller
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Words linked to "Pheidias" :   statue maker, sculpturer, carver, Phidias, sculptor


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