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“Example is better than precept.”
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“... an imitator is always a poor example.”
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“If ... you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.”
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“Children have almost an intuitive discernment between the maxims you bring forward for their use, and those by which you direct your own conduct.”
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“If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn. / If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. / If children live with fear, they will learn to be apprehensive. / If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves. / If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy. / If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy. / If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty. / If children live with encouragement, they will learn confidence. / If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.”
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“There is a transcendent power in example. We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.”