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1. "The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and the forms of grammar, than could possibly have been produced by accident; so strong indeed, that no philologer could examine them all three, without believing them to have sprung from some common source, which, perhaps, no longer exists; there is a similar reason, though not quite so forcible, for supposing that both the Gothic and the Celtic, though blended with a very different idiom, had the same origin with the Sanscrit; and the old Persian might be added to the same family." ~ William Jones
2. "Cruelty to dumb animals is one of the distinguishing vices of low and base minds. Wherever it is found, it is a certain mark of ignorance and meanness; a mark which all the external advantages of wealth, splendour, and nobility, cannot obliterate. It is consistent neither with learning nor true civility." ~ William Jones
3. "Bahasa Sansekerta, bagaimanapun kekunaannya, memiliki struktur yang menakjubkan; lebih sempurna daripada bahasa Yunani, lebih luas daripada bahasa Latin dan lebih halus dan berbudaya daripada keduanya, namun memiliki keterkaitan yang lebih erat pada keduanya, baik dalam bentuk akar kata-kata kerja maupun bentuk tatabahasa, yang tak mungkin terjadi hanya secara kebetulan; sangat eratlah keterkaitan ini, sehingga tak ada seorang ahli bahasa yang bisa meneliti ketiganya, tanpa percaya bahwa mereka muncul dari sumber yang sama, yang kemungkinan sudah tidak ada." ~ William Jones

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