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

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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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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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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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Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave us read more

Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave us behind
Footprints on the sands of time.

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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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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.

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Sheep follow sheep.

Sheep follow sheep.

by The Talmud 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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The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set read more

The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set a bad example

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