The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

Every man, every woman who has to take up the service of government, must ask themselves two questions: 'Do I love my people in order to serve them better? Am I humble and do I listen to everybody, to diverse opinions in order to choose the best path?' If you don't ask those questions, your governance will not be good.

The happiest ones are those who have a character which would prefer their services to be unknown to all generations.

A sober, humble lifestyle dedicated to service is worth far more than thousands of followers on social networks.

I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.

But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.