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Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
It is easier to exemplify values than teach them.
It is easier to exemplify values than teach them.
To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.
To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave us read more
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave us behind
Footprints on the sands of time.
If any man claims the Negro should be content ... let him say he would willingly change the color of read more
If any man claims the Negro should be content ... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim.
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.]
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
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.
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
