The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity is of wonderful structure, more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin and more exquisitely refined than either. — William Jones Copy Share Image
Of all the things that it is possible to donate, to donate your own body is infinitely more worthwhile. — William Jones Copy Share
I am no Hindu, but I hold the doctrine of the Hindus concerning a future state (rebirth) to be incomparably more rational, more pious,… — William Jones Copy Share
My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in whatever hands it is placed. — William Jones Copy Share
Wherever we direct our attention to Hindu literature the notion of infinity presents itself. — William Jones Copy Share
The Bible is the light of my understanding, the joy of my heart, the fullness of my hope, the clarified of my affections, the… — William Jones Copy Share
Seven hours to law, to soothing slumber seven, Ten to the world allot, and all to heaven. — William Jones Copy Share
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.” — William Jones Copy Share
Go boldly forth, my simple lay,Whose accents flow with artless ease,Like orient pearls at random strung. — William Jones Copy Share
[I]n every part of this eastern world, from Pekin to Damascus, the popular teachers of moral wisdom have immemorially been poets. — William Jones Copy Share
An experiment in nature, like a text in the Bible, is capable of different interpretations, according to the preconceptions of the interpreter. — William Jones Copy Share
I have carefully and regularly perused the Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that the volume contains more sublimity, purer morality, more important history,… — William Jones Copy Share
“Cruelty to dumb animals is one of the distinguishing vices of low and base minds. Wherever it is found, it is a certain mark… — William Jones Copy Share
The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity is of wonderful structure, more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin and more exquisitely… — William Jones Copy Share
