As a neighboring funeral terrifies sick misers, and fear obliges
them to have some regard for themselves; so, the disgrace of
others will often deter tender minds from vice.
[Lat., Avidos vicinum funus ut aegros
Exanimat, mortisque metu sibi parcere cogit;
Sic teneros animos aliena opprobria saepe
Absterrent vitiis.]
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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.
Content to follow when we lead the way.
Content to follow when we lead the way.
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.
Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others;
it is the only means.
Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others;
it is the only means.
I do not give you to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but as an
example to deter.
I do not give you to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but as an
example to deter.
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
