Quotes About Example

In the light of His example, we can prove that suffering is to God's child the token of the Father's love and the channel of His richest blessing.

Had Dr. Johnson written his own life, in conformity with the opinion which he has given, that every man's life may be best written by himself; had he employed in the preservation of his own history, that clearness of narration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed so many eminent persons, the world would probably have had the most perfect example of biography that was ever exhibited.

It was most gracefully done: But see, Lucy, the example of a good and generous man can sometimes alter natures; and covetous men, I have heard it observed, when their hearts are open'd, often act nobly.

Ah, é uma praga, a vida que se exibe, uma verdadeira praga! Estamos numa época em que todos os ridículos filhos de Adão desejam evidenciar-se perante os outros, com todos os seus ditos espirituosos, esgares e tiques, toda a glória da fealdade auto-adorada, afirmando aos restantes - num transbordar de narcisismo que os outros interpretam como benevolência - 'Aqui estou para dar testemunho. Vim para lhes servir de exemplo'. Pobres espectros tontos!.

Leadership presence is the reflection of the leader's inner self. It should be the real deal. Presence, however, is not simply a sense of being; it is a determination of action. Leadership presence, as I wrote in 12 Steps to Power Presence, is a form of "earned authority." Authority comes from the title of a leader, but it is earned by example.

The Edsel was a classic case of the wrong car for the wrong market at the wrong time. It was also a prime example of the limitations of market research, with its 'depth interviews' and 'motivational' mumbo-jumbo.

Thus even the most wicked are an example to us that throughout the world the knowledge of God has some power in the hearts of all people.

When the Son of God chose to submit to this trial in his own person, he became an example to all believers, so that they may carefully avoid falling into Satan's snares by a wrong use of Scripture. And

Life as we know, and partially understand it, is a classical example of what can occur when a sufficient level of complexity is attained. Consciousness appears to be a manifestation of an even more elaborate level of organization.

What would it be like if the highly visible figures in the life of a nation started to set examples of moderation and humility rather than excessiveness and arrogance?

For this, Love is enraged with me; Yet kills not. If I must example be To future rebels, if the unborn Must learn by my being cut up and torn, Kill and dissect me, Love; for this Torture against thine own end is: Racked carcasses make ill anatomies

The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings; and edicts are of less power than the life of their ruler.

I don't think this is an example of life and limb being at risk. I like the fact that our fans care.

In America, we do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone but rather to let it shine as an example. We will shine for everyone to follow.

The example my parents set, both in and outside of our household, helped me understand that we all have a specific purpose in life--to give back to society.

A saint is someone whose life makes it easier to believe in God.

You are a preacher! Maybe not with your mouth all the time like me, but as a believer in Christ, your life is a living sermon.

A true life lived amongst the people is in itself an object-lesson that must produce its own effect upon immediate surroundings.

There is nothing more influential in a child's life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must see adults take morality seriously.

Raising children pushed me to walk the walk and practice life as I preach it.

I've lived my life in a way that I feel would be an example to young women and I've always given my best in everything I've tried.

So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private citizens will occasionally kill theirs.

So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.

On the road to equality there is no better place for blacks to detour around American values than in forgoing its example in the treatment of its women and the organization of its family.