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Example is the best precept.

Example is the best precept.

Quote by Aesop about education, example

Examine all chest clutchers first, bleeders next, then...

Examine all chest clutchers first, bleeders next, then the rest of the whiners.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine

He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.

Quote by Francis Bacon about example, moral, good, good luck, advice, bad luck, bad

To add an AC outlet, for example, you just drill a circular hole in the wall, tap into the wiring, add the outlet and you're set. If you don't want it, pull it out and plaster over it with more earth to seal the hole.

Quote by Randy Bachman about example, earth

Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example...

Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about war, example, idea

But I also hold the very strong view that republicans...

But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example.

Quote by Gerry Adams about example, need

People make suggestions on what to say all the time. I'll give you an example; I don't read what's handed to me. People say, 'Here, here's your speech, or here's an idea for a speech. ' They're changed. Trust me.

Quote by George W. Bush about example, idea, people, time

There are some things that we are always thinking about. For example, when will speech recognition be good enough for everybody to use that? And we have made a lot more progress this year on that. I think we will surprise people a bit on how well...

Quote by Bill Gates about example, progress, thinking, use, things, good, good luck, people

I do what I can to make young people understand that drugs can destroy their lives. I'm the perfect example of what people can accomplish when they have regained a sane body and spirit.

Quote by Don Johnson about destruction, drugs, example, body, people, perfection, spirit

A valuable dropped item will always fall into an inaccessible place (a diamond ring down the drain, for example) - or into the garbage disposal while it is running.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about example, fall

If attendance is mandatory, a scheduled exam will produce increased absenteeism. If attendance is optional, an exam will produce persons you have never seen before.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about education, people

The simplest Protocol Directive will be worded in the most obscure and complicated manner possible. Speeds, for example, will be expressed as Furlongs per Fortnight and flow rates as Hogsheads per Hour.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, example

The simplest way to see the meaning of the concept of a...

The simplest way to see the meaning of the concept of a closed, system in this sense is to consider the example of a system of simultaneous equations.

Quote by Talcott Parsons about example, common sense, sense

I'm very much a lead by example person.

I'm very much a lead by example person.

Quote by Alexandra Paul about example, people

Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the world, an example of a genuinely free, democratic, just and humane society.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about politics, example, world, society

Setting a good example is a far better way to spread...

Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms.

Quote by Ron Paul about example, force, police, good, good luck

A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of some cherished scheme for the benefit of the human race.

Quote by James Payn about example, poverty, human imperfections

I could not understand why Meryl Streep, for example, is...

I could not understand why Meryl Streep, for example, is allowed to work while pregnant and I'm not.

Quote by Robin Wright Penn about example, work

For example, I am not a good craftsman.

For example, I am not a good craftsman.

Quote by Martin Lewis Perl about example, good, good luck

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness, to an opponent, tolerance, to a friend, your heart, to your child, a good example, to a father, deference, to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you, to yourself, respect, to all...

Quote by Benjamin Franklin about enemies, tolerance, conduct, absolution, charity, example, proudness, children, mother, respect

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