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Men think they may justly do that for which they have a
precedent.
[Lat., Quod exemplo fit, id read more
Men think they may justly do that for which they have a
precedent.
[Lat., Quod exemplo fit, id etiam jure fieri putant.]
Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.
Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.
If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and read more
If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and not as an example.
Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
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.
Happy thou that learnest from another's griefs, not to subject
thyself to the same.
[Lat., Felix quicumque dolore read more
Happy thou that learnest from another's griefs, not to subject
thyself to the same.
[Lat., Felix quicumque dolore alterius disces posse cavere tuo.]
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.
Why doth one man's yawning make another yawn?
Why doth one man's yawning make another yawn?
