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    I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men . . . in receiving
    from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious
    predecessor.

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Illustrious predecessors.

Illustrious predecessors.

by Henry Fielding Found in: Example Quotes,
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Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no
other.

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no
other.

by Edmund Burke 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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It is easier to exemplify values than teach them.

It is easier to exemplify values than teach them.

by Theodore M. Hesburgh Found in: Example Quotes,
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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.]

by Jean De La Fontaine Found in: Example Quotes,
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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.

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He follows his father with unequal steps.
[Lat., Sequiturque patrem non passibus aequis.]

He follows his father with unequal steps.
[Lat., Sequiturque patrem non passibus aequis.]

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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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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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