Quote#Wisdom
None of our philosophers, not excepting Heraclitus, Plato, Kant, or…
Quote byFriedrich Max Müller · 1823–1900
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Six Systems of Indian Philosophy, Muller, F. Max (Friedrich Max) The six systems ofIndian philosophy. London; New York: Longmans, Green, 1903 p. 239, Miiller, F. Max (Friedrich Max) Three lectures on the Vedanta philosophy: delivered at the Royal Institution in March, 1894 , Varanasi: Chowkhamba.
English (original)
None of our philosophers, not excepting Heraclitus, Plato, Kant, or Hegel, has ventured to erect such a spire, never frightened by storms or lightnings. Stone follows on stone, In regular succession after once the first step has been made, after once it has been clearly seen that in the beginning there can have been but One, as there will be but One in the end, whether we call it Atman or Brahman.
— Friedrich Max Müller
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