Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

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.

He was indeed the glass
Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves.

He was indeed the glass
Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves.

It is easier to exemplify values than teach them.

It is easier to exemplify values than teach them.

Why doth one man's yawning make another yawn?

Why doth one man's yawning make another yawn?

Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.

Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.

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.

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.

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.