The Hindus do not pay particular attention to alchemy, but no nation is entirely free from it, and one nation has more bias for it than another, whic… - Al-Biruni

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The Hindus do not pay particular attention to alchemy, but no nation is entirely free from it, and one nation has more bias for it than another, which must not be construed as proving intelligence or ignorance; for we find that many intelligent people are entirely given to alchemy, whilst ignorant people ridicule the art and its adepts.

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About Al-Biruni

Abū Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī (September 15, 973 – December 13, 1048) was an Uzbek polymath, scientist, physicist, anthropologist, psychologist, astronomer, chemist, critic of alchemy and astrology, encyclopedist, historian, geographer, traveller, geodesist, geologist, pharmacist, philosopher, theologian, scholar and teacher, and he contributed greatly to all of these fields.

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Native Name: ابوریحان محمد بن احمد البیرونی
Alternative Names: Al Biruni • Biruni • Abu Rayhan al-Biruni • Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī • Abu al-Rayhan al-Biruni • Abū al-Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī • Albirunius • Beruni • Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Bīrūnī
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Once a sage asked why scholars always flock to the doors of the rich, whilst the rich are not inclined to call at the doors of scholars. "The scholars" he answered, "are well aware of the use of money, but the rich are ignorant of the nobility of science".
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