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Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others;
it is the only means.
Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others;
it is the only means.
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat
sticks fast.
[Fr., L'exemple est un read more
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat
sticks fast.
[Fr., L'exemple est un dangereux leurre;
Ou la guepe a passe, le moucheron demeure.]
Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.
He who should teach men to die, would at the same time teach them
to live.
He who should teach men to die, would at the same time teach them
to live.
To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.
To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.
If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.
If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.
I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men . . . in receiving
from the people the sacred trust read more
I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men . . . in receiving
from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious
predecessor.
