Max Muller Quotes

Philologist

Max Müller, a German philologist, was born on December 6, 1823, and died on October 28, 1900. He made significant contributions to the fields of comparative linguistics, Sanskrit studies, and Eastern philosophy.

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Famous Max Muller Quotes

“There never was a false god, nor was there ever really a false religion, unless you call a child a false man.”

Men Children False Gods

Author:Max Muller

“Would not the child's heart break in despair when the first cold storm of the world sweeps over it, if the warm sunlight of love from the eyes of mother and father did not shine upon him like the soft reflection of divine light and love?”

Source: Memories

“Soon the child learns that there are strangers, and ceases to be a child.”

Children Stranger Cease

Book:Memories

Source: Memories

“I was shortly again at the castle, and the Princess gave me her hand to kiss and then brought her children, the young princes and princesses, and we played together, as if we had known each other for years.”

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Book:Memories

Source: Memories

About the Author

Born: December 6, 1823
Died: October 28, 1900
Known for: Philologist
Quotes: 71

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MemoriesRelated source material

Sacred Books of the East: Including Selections from the Vedic Hymns, Zend-Avesta, Dhammapada, Upanishads, the Koran, and the Life of BuddhaRelated source material

The DhammapadaRelated source material

India: What Can it Teach Us?Related source material

The Dhammapada and Sutta-NipataRelated source material

Wisdom of the Buddha: The Unabridged DhammapadaRelated source material

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