Truth has drawn me into the field of politics; and I can say without the slightest hesitation, and yet in all humility, that those who say that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means.

Rights of true citizenship accrue only to those who serve the State to which they belong.

Prayer is a sign of repentance, a desire to become better, purer.

When there is war, the poet lays down the lyre, the lawyer his law reports, the schoolboy his books.

It hurts me to think that people in their rush for everything modern despise all their ancient traditions and ignore them in their lives.

Only living things bring living joy to the soul and must elevate it.

Moral result can only be produced by moral restraints.