Max Muller

[Vasudha Narayanan]

Streng, Lloyd and Allen quote an African proverb, said to be from the Ganda
tribe in central Uganda: "He who never visits thinks his mother is the only
cook." :-) Ways of Being Religious: Readings for a new approach to Religion,
Prentice Hall, 1973, 1.

Vasudha Narayanan
Religion, University of Florida
PS Old Tamil Proverb: "He who visits too often needs Maalox"





At 12:32 AM 3/28/96 GMT, you wrote:
>Would someone please tell me where to find the actual location of 
>the phrase from Max Muller: "He who knows one religion knows none." 
>This has become a mantram in religious studies but I don't know 
>where Muller actually said it.
>
>With thanks
>
>Noel Salmond
>
>P.S. Does anyone know the source of the retort: "He who knows too 
>many doesn't know any"? 
>
>