Friedrich Max Müller

“All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?”

“A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.”

“Truth is the offspring of silence and meditation.”

“He who knows one, knows none.”

“Language is the Rubicon that divides man from beast.”

“Religion is a disease, but it is a noble disease.”

“To watch the sun sink behind a statue of Buddha is to watch a Soul of Culture finding its grave.”

“The Veda has a two-fold interest: it belongs to the history of the world and to the history of India.”

“If I were to look over the whole world to find out the country most richly endowed with all the wealth, power, and beauty that nature can bestow... I should point to India.”

“By the study of different religions we find that in essentials they are all one.”