Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Quotes on Knowledge
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman, the second President of independent India and one of the foremost twentieth-century interpreters of Indian philosophy to the West. This page collects quotes attributed to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan:
“The end of education is character.”
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Attributed to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan:
“When we think we know, we cease to learn.”
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Attributed to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan:
“Reading a book gives us the habit of solitary reflection and true enjoyment.”
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“Hinduism has come to be a tapestry of the most variegated tissues and almost endless diversity of hues.”
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“Quoted from Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture p 46 ff”
The Gita appeals to us not only by its force of thought and majesty of vision, but also by its fervor of devotion and sweetness of spiritual emotion. -
“Remarks on Mysticism ( c . 1940), as quoted by Haile Selassie in "An address during Radhakrishnan's visit to Ethiopia " (13 October 1965), as recorded in Foreign Affairs Record Vol. 11-12 (1965-1966) by India Ministry of External Affairs, p. 266; he is also quoted as having made these remarks in The Visva-Bharati Quarterly Vol. 5 (1939-1940)”
In the mystic traditions of the different religions we have a remarkable unity of spirit . Whatever religion they may profess, they are spiritual kinsmen. While the different religions in their historic forms bind us to limited groups and militate against the development of loyalty to the world community, the mystics have already stood for the fellowship of humanity in harmony with the spirit of t