"Ἐὰν μὴ εἴπῃ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἄνθρωπος, ὅτι Ἐγὼ μόνος καὶ ὁ Θεὸς ἐσμὲν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, οὐχ ἕξει ἀνάπαυσιν."

"An old monk said: "The cliffs are the palaces of the monks. Their roof is the sky. Their mattress is the ground. They…"

"I so detached my heart from the world and cut short my hopes that for thirty years now I have performed each prayer a…"

"Where is Christ, the King? In heaven, to be sure. Thither it behooves you, soldier of Christ, to direct your course. …"

"Under the dominion of the priests our earth became the ascetic planet; a squalid den careering through space, peopled…"

"Any kind of material form whatever, whether past, future, or present, internal or external, gross or subtle, inferior…"

"The ascetic Gotama … avoids watching dancing, singing, music and shows. He abstains from using garlands, perfumes, co…"

"Whereas some ascetics and Brahmins remain addicted to such unedifying conversation as about kings, robbers, ministers…"

"The seers of old had fully restrained selves, and were austere. Having abandoned the five strands of sensual pleasure…"

"With asceticism, wisdom bears fruit."