"Although the philological frame is very important, it is the philosophy of the Hindus which interests me most in Sans…"

"Shankara's commentary is "a shining example of comprehensive erudition, patient research and philosophical acumen of …"

"In character he was amiable and virtuous."

"The God, who made earth's iron, would create no slave; therefore he gave the sabre, the sword, and the spear, for man…"

"H. Kern in his book Over het woord Zarathushtra (1867) states, “the Bactrian (i.e. Avestan) is so (greatly) related t…"

"...the anachronistic conception that Greece and Rome alone should be considered sources of culture for us, and that t…"

"What will this Europe be for the Orient in the future? A band of swindlers and oppressors, without honor, without shame!"

"German orientalists, A.W. Schlegel claimed in 1819, were not suited to be missionaries or colonizers: “... on the oth…"

"Peter von Bohlen claimed in 1835, the historian of the Orient must treat all people equally: ‘... he must learn to re…"

"A keen intellect with powers of clear exposition, joined to the spirited delivery which distinguished his lectures, e…"