Christianity is Platonism for the people.

Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

What? You seek something? You wish to multiply yourself tenfold, a hundredfold? You seek followers? Seek zeros!

The thousand mysteries around us would not trouble but interest us, if only we had cheerful, healthy hearts.

Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.

Without the perpetual counterfeiting of the universe by number, man could not continue to live

That for which we find words is something already dead in our hearts.