8 Quotes & Sayings By Max Muller

A German orientalist, born in Hindu-Kush June 12, 1823. He was educated at the Universities of Bonn and Gottingen and at Würzburg (M.A., 1838; Ph.D., 1840). He was appointed professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology at the University of Bonn (1843–56), and in 1845 he became one of the founders of the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft. In 1859 he was elected to the chair of Sanskrit in Göttingen, which he held till his retirement in 1890 Read more

He died December 20, 1895.

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A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love. Max Muller
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The spring of love becomes hidden and soon filled up. Max Muller
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I spend my happiest hours in reading Vedantic books. They are to me like the light of the morning, like the pure air of the mountains - so simple, so true, if once understood. Max Muller
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Of these years nought remains in memory but the sad feeling that we have advanced and only grown older. Max Muller
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I believe I can even yet remember when I saw the stars for the first time. Max Muller
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While the river of life glides along smoothly, it remains the same river; only the landscape on either bank seems to change. Max Muller
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And then when all around grows dark, when we feel utterly alone, when all men right and left pass us by and know us not, a forgotten feeling rises in the breast. Max Muller