Famous quotes containing the word cretans:
“[The Cretans have] more wit than words.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)
“The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.”
—Bible: New Testament St. Paul, in Titus, 1:12.
Cited by Paul, this remark is attributed to Epimenides.