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Gregory the Great
Catena Aurea · Matthäusevangelium 4
Mt 4, Verses 3–4English original
And when the Tempter came to Him, he said, If Thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
(ubi sup.) So the Lord when tempted by the Devil answered only with precepts of Holy Writ, and He who could have drowned His tempter in the abyss, displayed not the might of His power; giving us anexample, that when we suffer any thing at the hands of evil men, we should be stirred up to learning rather than to revenge.