A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality.
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A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality. — William Winwood Reade
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William Winwood Reade was a Historian from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1838–1875).
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This quote is attributed to William Winwood Reade, a Historian from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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William Winwood Reade lived from 1838 – 1875.
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