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    Whence do you derive the power and privilege of a parent, when
    you, though an old man, do worse things (than your child)?
    [Lat., Unde tibi frontem libertatemque parentis,
    Cum facias pejora senex?

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Since truth and constancy are vain,
Since neither love, nor sense of pain,
Nor force of reason, read more

Since truth and constancy are vain,
Since neither love, nor sense of pain,
Nor force of reason, can persuade,
Then let example be obey'd.

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I do not give you to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but as an
example to deter.

I do not give you to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but as an
example to deter.

by Junius Found in: Example Quotes,
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Illustrious Predecessor.

Illustrious Predecessor.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Example Quotes,
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Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no read more

Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense, and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.

by Anonymous Found in: Example Quotes,
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Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

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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.

by Richard Milhous Nixon Found in: Example Quotes,
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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.

by Golda Meir Found in: Example Quotes,
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If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and read more

If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and not as an example.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Example Quotes,
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Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.

Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.

by Mark Twain Found in: Example Quotes,
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