For better is knowledge than constant practice; and than kn… - W. Douglas P. Hill

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For better is knowledge than constant practice; and than knowledge meditation is more excellent; than meditation, abandonment of the fruit of work; after abandonment, peace ensues.

W. Douglas P. Hill

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About W. Douglas P. Hill

William Douglas Penneck Hill (1884 – 9 April 1962) was a British Indologist noted for his scholarly translation of the Bhagavad Gita.

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Alternative Names: Hill, W. Douglas P. • Hill, William Douglas Penneck • Hill, W. Douglas P. (William Douglas Penneck) • W. D. P. H. • W.D.P. Hill • William Douglas Penneck Hill

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