If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should point to India.

Friedrich Max Müller, the German-born philologist and Orientalist (1823-1900), made this statement praising India's intellectual and philosophical contributions. He devoted his life to studying Indian texts and translating the Vedas and Upanishads. Max Müller believed India had uniquely developed solutions to humanity's deepest questions. This quote reflects his admiration for Indian philosophical traditions. Newton, Mark Twain, and Einstein are not associated with this particular statement.