जर्मनी में जो विद्वान संस्कृत का अध्ययन करता है उसके बारे में ऐसा माना जाता है कि वह प्राचीन ज्ञान के गहरे और काले रहस्यों में दीक्षित है, - Friedrich Max Müller

how small a strip has as yet been explored of the vast continent of Sanskrit literature, and how much still remains terra incognita.

Not to commit any sin, to do good, and to purify one’s mind, that is the teaching of (all) the Awakened.

I do not wish by what I have said to raise any exaggerated expectations as to the worth of these ancient hymns of the Veda, and the character of that religion which they indicate rather than fully describe. The historical importance of the Veda can hardly be exaggerated; but its intrinsic merit, and particularly the beauty or elevation of its sentiments, have by many been rated far too high. Large numbers of the Vedic hymns are childish in the extreme: tedious, low, commonplace. The gods are constantly inyoked to protect their worshippers, to grant them food, large flocks, large families, and a long life; for all which benefits they are to be rewarded by the praises and sacrifices offered day after day, or at certain seasons of the year. But hidden in this rubbish there are precious stones.