Civilization

“I think arts have a fundamental place in a civilized society and are a fundamental need to all human beings.”

“يا أبناء بلادي... إن تربية الشعور بالجمال تخلق في نفس المرء حتماً حبّ النظام. وإن الفنون هي الأسس الجبارة التي تقوم عليها الأمم، وتُشاد الحضارة، وتُعِدّ النفوس للعمل الكبير.”

“One broad historical generalization stands out clearly and convincingly, of which all histories of world culture will do well to take note, viz. the central position of India in the Orient world.”

“The greatness of peoples springs from their ability to grasp the grand conceptions of being.”