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Wilhelm von Humboldt read Wilkins' English translation of the Bhagavad Gita, with the result that he felt bound to thank destiny for having left him life long enough to allow him to read the incomparable work, which he called "the finest philosophic poem that the literatures known to us can offer to humanity."

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 4 : Reflections On Specific Arts > # 236