Max Muller Quotes
The evil done by oneself, self-begotten, self-bred, crushes the foolish, as a diamond breaks a precious stone.
Topics
Consequences
Destruction
Self-Destruction
Suffering
Foolishness
Individual Responsiblity, Personal Responsibility
Karma
Negative Consequences
Self
Self-Inflicted
Crush
Bad Decisions
Individual Accountability
Inner Turmoil
Precious Stones
Self-Destructive Behavior
Self-Inflicted Harm
Self-Inflicted Pain
self-induced suffering
Personal Harm
Citations
Müller, F. Max, translator. The Dhammapada. Clarendon Press, 1881, p. 45.
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Friedrich Max Müller was a German-born philologist and Orientalist, who lived and studied in Britain for most of his life. He was one of the founders of the western academic disciplines of Indian studies and religious studies ('science of religion', German: Religionswissenschaft). Müller wrote both scholarly and popular works on the subject of Indology. The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume set of English translations, was prepared under his direction. He also promoted the idea of a Turanian family of languages.