Quote#World
The Koran abounds in excellent moral suggestions and precepts; its…
Quote byJohn William Draper · 1811–1882
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe (1863), Chapter XI, p. 254..
English (original)
The Koran abounds in excellent moral suggestions and precepts; its composition is so fragmentary that we can not turn to a single page without finding maxims of which all men must approve. This fragmentary construction yields texts, and mottoes, and rules complete in themselves, suitable for common men in any of the incidents of life.
— John William Draper
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