"Is it not true that the first teachers of humans from birth have been essentially women? Were they not the first to t…"

"Their architecture...[should] be simple so that the parishoners themselves could build them: the belfry should have a…"

"Their intellectual faculties were so poorly developed, that it seems as though they cannot feel the soul in themselve…"

"The collection of Tatar words and sayings we have accumulated is like a beggar's sack in which there are all kinds of…"

"Work done without conservation is vanity and fuss."

"Altai people! Altai people! Your squirrels have their burrows, but Christ has no place to lay his head."

"Let us be mistrustful of our own feelings...stand firm, let us not be hypocritical in our faith and in our devotion t…"

"The Lord tames the proud and gives his blessing to the humble. Learn from our Saviour to be humble until the end of l…"

"I would like you to be more diligent in noble music; it is an art that elevates the soul."

"Prayer is a fruit of love."