The devil tempted Christ; yes, but it was Christ who tempted the devil to tempt him. - Samuel Butler

If we are asked what is the most essential characteristic that underlies this word, the word itself will guide us to gentleness, to absence of such things as brow-beating, overbearing manners and fuss, and generally to consideration for other people.

[Ideas] are like shadows — substantial enough until we try to grasp them.

To try to live in posterity is to be like an actor who leaps over the footlights and talks to the orchestra.