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Lord Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859) in comparing the ancient…
Quote byMountstuart Elphinstone · 1779–1859
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Lord Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859). The History Of India Vol I By The Hon Mountstu Art Elphinstone 1843 by The Hon Mountstuart Elphinstone.
English (original)
Lord Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859) in comparing the ancient Greeks with the ancient Hindus, says: "Their (Hindus) general learning was more considerable; and in the knowledge of the being and nature of God, they were already in possession of a light which was but faintly perceived even by the loftiest intellects in the best days of Athens."
— Mountstuart Elphinstone
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