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    The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings;
    and edicts are of less power than the life of their ruler.
    [Lat., Componitur orbis
    Regis ad exemplum; nec sic inflectere sensus
    Humanos edicta valent, quam vita regentis.]

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It is easier to exemplify values than teach them.

It is easier to exemplify values than teach them.

by Theodore M. Hesburgh Found in: Example Quotes,
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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.

by Mark Twain Found in: Example Quotes,
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If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.

If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.

by Richard Milhous Nixon Found in: Example Quotes,
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I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.

I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.

by Mae West Found in: Example Quotes,
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This noble ensample to his sheepe he gaf,--
That firste he wroughte and after he taughte.

This noble ensample to his sheepe he gaf,--
That firste he wroughte and after he taughte.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Example Quotes,
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Why doth one man's yawning make another yawn?

Why doth one man's yawning make another yawn?

by Robert Burton Found in: Example Quotes,
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A good example has twice the value of good advice

A good example has twice the value of good advice

by Albert Schweitzer Found in: Example Quotes,
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Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.

Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Example Quotes,
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I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men . . . in receiving
from the people the sacred trust read more

I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men . . . in receiving
from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious
predecessor.

by Martin Van Buren Found in: Example Quotes,
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