Quotes About Example

El hombre sólo vale por lo que sabe. Saber es poder. Los sabios educan con el ejemplo, y nada hay que conquiste al espíritu humano más profundamente que el ejemplo (...) Socrates, filósofo griego, afirmaba con el peso de la autoridad enorme: "Sólo es útil el conocimiento que nos hace mejores". Séneca, otro pensador famoso, decía incrédulo: "¿Qué importa saber qué es una línea recta, si no se sabe lo que es la rectitud?".

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I wondered whether music might not be the unique example of what might have been - if the invention of language, the formation of words, the analysis of ideas had not intervened - the means of communication between souls.

until it had acquired the strength to create in my mind a fresh example of absolute, unproductive beauty...

But listen not to his temptations, warn Thy weaker. Let it profit thee to have heard, By terrible example, the reward Of disobedience. Firm they might have stood, Yet fell. Remember, and fear to transgress.

Some men speak much of the imitation of Christ, and following of his example; and it were well if we could see more of it really in effect. But no man shall ever become "like unto him" by bare imitation of his actions, without that view or intuition of his glory which alone is accompanied with a transforming power to change them into the same image.

We are obliged to profess that the life of Christ is our example. This, in the first place, are we called unto, and every Christian doth virtually make that profession. No man takes that holy name upon him, but the first thing he signifies thereby is, that he makes the life of Christ his pattern, which it is his duty to express in his own; and he who takes up Christianity on any other terms doth woefully deceive his own soul.

Education...is a painful, continual and difficult work to be done in kindness, by watching, by warning,... by praise, but above all -- by example.

He could have used the cash. The new light topcoats for the coming season were hip-length, and he'd seen the perfect example at Neiman Marcus: six hundred fifty dollars, on sale, with a wool lining.

Who would have ever thought a top college like RISD would invite a filth elder like myself to set an example to its students?

Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Youngsters need good models more than they need critics

Embody what you most want to impart, and keep your mouth shut.

Jesus came to serve, and He wants you to follow His example.

If we would mend the World, we should mend Ourselves; and teach our Children to be, not what we are, but what they should be.

My parents taught me service - not by saying, but by doing. That was my culture, the culture of my family.

I want to be the best role model I can be for my family.

Every father should remember one day his son will follow his example, not his advice.

Father of fathers, make me one, A fit example for a son.

A father doesn't say, 'Don't go that way.' He says, 'ome follow me.'

Every dad is the family role model, whether he wants the job or not.

When ALL is said and DONE, What will matter to our Heavenly Father will be how well we have Kept Our Covenants and how much we have tried to follow the example of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his child to be.

I say to all fathers - be as good as you can be- because your sons and daughters will follow in your footsteps.

I learned much from my father just by watching his example. If I saw him hold a door open for someone, I learned to do the same. Kids always observe their parents and I always watched my daddy.