Buddhism itself, whose origin is in pure thought, has conquered one-half of Asia, by motives wholly political and moral.

As to the Semitic religions, they are as little philosophical as possible.

Moses and Mahomet were not men of speculation; they were men of action.

It was in proposing action to their fellow-countrymen, and to their contemporaries, that they governed humanity.

Jesus, in like manner, was not a theologian, or a philosopher, having a more or less well-composed system.