#example

In place of the clear and rigid ancient law, You [oh Lord] made man decide about good and evil for himself, with no other guidance than Your example. But did it never occur to You that man would disregard Your example, even question it, as well as Your truth, when he was subjected to so fearful a burden as freedom of choice? ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#divine-truth #freedom-of-choice #freedom

Everything has a sort of double meaning for me, there's the ordinary everyday meaning of things, and the imaginary meaning about it all, and I wanted to bring these things together, and in this first big Resurrection of mine you have a good example of this sort of thing. ↗

— Stanley Spencer

#big #bring #double #double meaning #everyday

If you can't be a good example then you'll have to be a terrible warning. ↗

— Suzanne Braun Levine

#humor #humor

You cannot expect your team to rise above your example. ↗

— Orrin Woodward

#leadership #leadership

When I graduated from high school, the teacher said I was throwing my life away following music, and the same teacher invited me back to speak at the school. I don't say that to brag, I just want to be an example. ↗

— Big Sean

#back #brag #example #following #graduated

As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake. ↗

— Mark Twain

#asleep #awake #been #care #example

Analyses of the movie marketplace points to an interesting phenomenon: High-profile movies are continuing to do well year-to-year in the U.S. and overseas - this past summer, for example, the top 10 movies registered at the same level as in '04. ↗

— Peter Bart

#continuing #example #for example #high-profile #interesting

Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. ↗

— Mark Twain

#example #few #few things #good #good example

I'm a perfect example of the grumpy, old man. I'm really good at it. ↗

— Ned Beatty

#good #grumpy #i #man #old

For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being. ↗

— Franz Beckenbauer

#being #continues #earns #example #for example