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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.
Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.
Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.
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.
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.
Content to follow when we lead the way.
Content to follow when we lead the way.
The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set read more
The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set a bad example
This noble ensample to his sheepe he gaf,--
That firste he wroughte and after he taughte.
This noble ensample to his sheepe he gaf,--
That firste he wroughte and after he taughte.
Men think they may justly do that for which they have a
precedent.
[Lat., Quod exemplo fit, id read more
Men think they may justly do that for which they have a
precedent.
[Lat., Quod exemplo fit, id etiam jure fieri putant.]
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.