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Children
have never been very good at listening to their elders, but
they have never failed to imitate them.
James Baldwin
Morality
in the general is well enough known by people, but the particular
refinements of virtue are unknown by most persons; thus the
majority of parents, without knowing it and without intending
it, give very bad examples to their children.
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot
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From the loving example of one family, a
whole state may become loving; from the ambition and
perseverance of one person, the whole state may be
thrown into a rebellion. Such is the nature of
influence.
Confucius
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In
no way can we so effectively hasten the dawning of the
inner consciousness of another, as by showing forth
the divinity within ourselves simply by the way we
live. By example and not by precept. By
living not by preaching. By doing not
professing.
Ralph
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Example
is always better than precept. Live an ideal
life and by doing so, change the heart of others.
Papa Ramdas |
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The only rational
way of education is to be an example--
if you can't help it, a warning example.
Albert
Einstein |
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The
poet Muriel Rukeyser said the universe is composed of stories,
not of atoms. The physicist Werner Heisenberg declared
that the
universe is made of music, not of matter.
And we believe that if you habitually expose yourself to toxic
stories and music, you could wind up living in the wrong
universe,
where it's impossible to become the gorgeous genius
you were born to be.
That's why we implore you to nourish yourself with delicious,
nutritious tales and tunes that inspire you to exercise your
willpower for your highest good.
Rob Brezsny
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The values
of the world we inhabit and the people we surround
ourselves with have a profound effect on who we are.
Malcolm Gladwell
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Our lives are the books people read; by the
way we live
and the words we speak we cannot stop setting an example.
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Example is not
the main thing in influencing others; it's the only thing.
Albert
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They
that give good advice, build with one hand; they that give
good
counsel and example, build with both; but they that give good
admonition
and bad example, build with one hand and pull down with the
other.
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When
you walk with mindfulness, you set an example for
everyone who sees you, even if you don't realize it.
When
we see you walking with freedom, with peace, with joy, we
may be motivated by the desire to mirror you. Together,
without effort, we create more of an atmosphere
of peace and happiness.
Thich Nhat Hanh
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Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate
what pleases us, and insensibly
approximate to the characters we
most admire. In this way, a
generous habit of thought
and of action carries with it an
incalculable influence.
Christian Nestell Bovee |
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What I
would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is
something that must be given by example, not by exhortation.
Erica Jong
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That's
all we can hope for during our lifetime--to set an
example--and when we are dead, to be an inspiration for history.
William
McKinley
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So
long as governments set the example of killing their
enemies, private citizens will occasionally kill theirs.
Elbert Hubbard
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Excellence
is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the
ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights
are
to be found only in studying the exemplary.
Warren Bennis
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I always try to teach by example and not
force my ideas on a young musician.
One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process
of exchange.
Dizzy Gillespie
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There is
transcendent power in example. We reform others
subconsciously, when we walk upright.
Ann Swetchine |
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Make
small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a
judge. Be a
model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part
of the problem.
Stephen R.
Covey
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I
have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too,
to set a good example than to follow a bad one.
Thomas Jefferson
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Example
is the school of humankind, and we will learn at no other.
Edmund Burke |
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My
advice is to consult the lives of other people, as one would
a looking glass, and thence fetch examples for imitation.
Terence |
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Let
us preach without preaching, not by words but by example,
by the catching force, the sympathetic influence of what we
do.
John Newman |
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A
rogue is not an eternal rogue. A prostitute is not an
eternal
prostitute. Put these people in the company of
saints. They
will be newly molded and will be transformed
into saints with virtuous qualities.
Sivananda |
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Even when walking in a party of three I can
always be certain of learning from
those I am with. There will be good qualities that I can
select for imitation
and bad ones that will teach me what requires correction in
myself.
Confucius |
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As
I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say.
I just watch what they do.
Andrew Carnegie |
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