Jesus, son of Sirach, and Hillel, had uttered aphorisms almost as exalted as those of Jesus.

Hillel, however, will never be accounted the true founder of Christianity.

In morals, as in art, precept is nothing, practice is everything.

The idea which is hidden in a picture of Raphael is of little moment; it is the picture itself which is prized.

So, too, in morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact.