Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), greatest German philosopher and writer.
He was one of the greatest philosophers of the 19th century. He was the first Western philosopher to have access to translations of philosophical material from India, wrote:
"We, on the contrary, now send to the Brahmans English clergymen and evangelical linen-weavers, in order out of sympathy to put them right, and to point out to them that they are created out of nothing, and that they ought to be grateful and pleased about it. But it is just the same as if we fired a bullet at a cliff.
"In India, our religions will never at any time take root; the ancient wisdom of the human race will not be supplanted by the events in Galilee. On the contrary, Indian wisdom flows back to Europe, and will produce a fundamental change in our knowledge and thought."
source:
The World as Will and Representation - By Arthur Schopenhauer Volume I, & 63 p. 356-357).
https://www.amazon.com/World-Will-Re.../dp/1420946544
