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The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings;
and edicts are of less power than the read more
The people are fashioned according to the example of their kings;
and edicts are of less power than the life of their ruler.
[Lat., Componitur orbis
Regis ad exemplum; nec sic inflectere sensus
Humanos edicta valent, quam vita regentis.]
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.
Content to follow when we lead the way.
Content to follow when we lead the way.
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.
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.
Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
