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    We should look at the lives of all as at a mirror, and take from
    others an example for ourselves.
    [Lat., Inspicere tamquam in speculum in vitas omnium
    Jubeo atque ex aliis sumere exemplum sibi.]

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

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

by William Shakespeare 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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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.

by Golda Meir Found in: Example Quotes,
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Illustrious Predecessor.

Illustrious Predecessor.

by Edmund Burke 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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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.

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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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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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