My opinion is, that power should always be distrusted, in whatever hands it is placed.
William Jones[I]n every part of this eastern world, from Pekin to Damascus, the popular teachers of moral wisdom have immemorially been poets.
William JonesWherever we direct our attention to Hindu literature the notion of infinity presents itself.
William JonesCruelty 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