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    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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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 a good example.

Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.

by Mark Twain Found in: Example Quotes,
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Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no
other.

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no
other.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Example Quotes,
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Illustrious Predecessor.

Illustrious Predecessor.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Example Quotes,
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Whence do you derive the power and privilege of a parent, when
you, though an old man, do worse read more

Whence do you derive the power and privilege of a parent, when
you, though an old man, do worse things (than your child)?
[Lat., Unde tibi frontem libertatemque parentis,
Cum facias pejora senex?

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Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no read more

Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense, and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.

by Anonymous Found in: Example Quotes,
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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.]

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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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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.

by Junius Found in: Example Quotes,
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