Quotes About Example

For the Qur'?n, it is neither strange nor out of tune nor blameworthy for a prophet that he is not always consistent as a human. It is nevertheless as a human that he becomes an example for mankind, for his average level of conduct is still so high that it is a worthy model for mankind.

If our preaching does not intersect with the times, we are fleeing the call to take up the cross. We can learn from the example of Dostoevsky, who in The Brothers Karamazov used material that he read in the newspapers to give a human face to the problem of evil.

Now that … my kids are grown, I understand how much work and love it takes to raise and to keep a family together. The example of your strength, devotion, and patience is now rippling through the generations. Thank you!

I want to be a bad example," she said. "I see." Myrtle stirred herself, ready to walk to the prow. "Well, my dear, I think you have made an excellent start.

The greatest way to witness is through the life you live. Let the radiance of your Christian life be such that it will make [others] ask questions about your [faith].

Be a good witness by the way you live. The way we live is often more convincing than the words we say.

Sometimes we encourage someone without even being aware of it. Even the example we set by attending church may encourage someone who is searching for God.

The influence of a mother upon the lives of her children cannot be measured. They know and absorb her example and attitudes when it comes to questions of honesty, temperance, kindness, and industry.

Many parents preach to their children but do not set good examples. Parents want the children to do as they say, not as they do.

Our lives speak loudly to those around us, especially the children in our home.

Children will learn far more by watching than by just listening.

Children do need the guidance of their parents, and we guide them more by the example we set than by any other way. We need to be firm and sane and fair and consistent—and, above all, we need to discipline in a spirit of love.

Jesus, by example, tells us that every true leader should be a helper, a servant, or even a bondslave. This is a command, not a suggestion, and applies with special force to leaders.

The way we live often speaks far louder than our words.

Jesus demonstrated the importance of prayer by His own example. His whole ministry was saturated with prayer.

I do not understand why reading the Bible in public should make others feel uncomfortable . . . it may be such an example that serves to remind them of the Book they have neglected.

We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding.

Though the masses may stare at the man who does violence to all his natural instincts, under the name of piety, and rends his flesh to prove the strength of his will, they will never be induced to follow his example.

The years pass, and a lifetime seems to go by in an instant. I'm told that the young boy is a grandfather now. He has lived a life that should be an example for everyone who achieves greatness of how to be humble and unselfish and how to treat others. It was a joy to be able to coach him for that season and the next year as well, to get to know him as a person as well as player, and it is a great honor to be asked to reminisce about him now.

Conèixer la pròpia deshonra i sostenir la pròpia glòria; un ésser així és un exemple en el món.

Live your love is the right answer. I hold to that line attributed to Francis of Assisi, who told his followers, "Go into the world to preach the gospel and, if necessary, use words." We need less to be told how to live our lives and more to see people living inspirational lives.

From his example in this respect I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred.

Don't live so that your children go unled because of habits that leave you uninspired.

If the pastor and elders are people of prayer, their example and exhortation will encourage others to pray. If they are not, the whole congregation will be infected with an atmosphere of prayerlessness, and people's prayers will remain mostly personal and individual. I