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You have to set the tone and the pace, define objectives and strategies, demonstrate through personal example what you expect read more
You have to set the tone and the pace, define objectives and strategies, demonstrate through personal example what you expect from others.
Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.
Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
These great turning-days of life cast no shadow before, slip by unconsciously. Only a trifle, a little turn of the read more
These great turning-days of life cast no shadow before, slip by unconsciously. Only a trifle, a little turn of the rudder, and the ship goes to heaven or hell.
Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
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.
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.
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.]
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.