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1cb372b ... truth, whose mother is history, who is the rival of time, depository of deeds, witness of the past, example and lesson to the present, and warning to the future. depository example future history lesseon past present rival time truth warning witness Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
d476bea Every good man resists others in those points in which he resists himself. example exhortation leadership self-discipline Augustine of Hippo
a2dc4ba What is certain is this, that I never rested in that way again, my feet obscenely resting on the earth, my arms on the handlebars and on my arms my head, rocking and abandoned. It is indeed a delporable sight, a deplorable example, for the people, who so need to be encouraged, in their bitter toil, and to have before their eyes manifestations of strength only, of courage and joy, without which they might collapse, at the end of the day, and roll on the ground. example identifying-with-others people separation Samuel Beckett
bf78738 Unless we learn how to humbly tell each other our giving stories, our churches will not learn to give. encouragement example giving stewardship stories Randy Alcorn
26155ba "Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting. In terms of teaching our children to dare greatly in the "never enough" culture, the question isn't so much "Are you parenting the right way?" as it is: "Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?" -- example parenting Brené Brown
81c531c Instruction is good for a child; but example is worth more. children example lead-by-example parenting raising-children role-models teaching youth Alexandre Dumas
e18265d To turn the tide of materialism in the Christian community, we desperately need bold models of kingdom-centered living. Despite our need to do it in a way that doesn't glorify people, we must hear each other's stories about giving or else our people will not learn to give. christianity community encouragement example giving humility kingdom learning materialism modelling models stewardship stories Randy Alcorn
006d33d Morality in the general is well enough known by men, but the particular refinements of virtue are unknown by most persons; thus the majority of parents, without knowing it and without intending it, give very bad examples to their children. example morality parenting young Anne Robert Jacques Turgot