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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.
A good example has twice the value of good advice
A good example has twice the value of good advice
He follows his father with unequal steps.
[Lat., Sequiturque patrem non passibus aequis.]
He follows his father with unequal steps.
[Lat., Sequiturque patrem non passibus aequis.]
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.
The soul, fortunately, has an interpreter -- often an unconscious, but still a truthful interpreter -- in the eye.
The soul, fortunately, has an interpreter -- often an unconscious, but still a truthful interpreter -- in the eye.
The poetry of a people comes from the deep recesses of the unconscious, the irrational and the collective body of read more
The poetry of a people comes from the deep recesses of the unconscious, the irrational and the collective body of our ancestral memories.
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
Content to follow when we lead the way.
Content to follow when we lead the way.
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.]
