Precept Quotes

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Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at the right age. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The precept, "Know yourself," was not solely intended to obviate the pride of mankind; but likewise that we might understand our own worth. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Example, not precept, is the best teaching aid. — Sathya Sai Baba
The right of holding slaves is clearly established in the Holy Scriptures, both by precept and example. — Richard Furman
Men trust their eyes rather than their ears; the road by precept is long and tedious, by example short and effectual. — Seneca the Younger
The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt. — Rene Descartes
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it. — Denis Diderot
Where one person shapes their life by precept and example, there are a thousand who have shaped it by impulse and circumstances. — James Russell Lowell
A good example is far better than a good precept. — Dwight L. Moody
I cannot remember a time when the Golden Rule was not my motto and precept, the torch that guided my footsteps. — James Cash Penney
We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American… — Ronald Reagan
As for what concerns our relations with our fellow men, the anguish in our neighbor's soul must break all precept. All that we do is… — Edith Stein
I forget who it was that recommended men for their soul's good to do each day two things they disliked: it was a wise man,… — W. Somerset Maugham
The simplest and shortest ethical precept is to be served as little as possible . . . and to serve others as much as possible. — Leo Tolstoy
I was only twelve, but through the slow, inevitable burn of a thousand sunrises and sunsets, a thousand maps traced and retraced, I had already… — Reif Larsen
Practice the precept: find without seeking — Robert Bresson
Thinking has, many a time, made me sad, darling; but doing never did in all my life....My precept is, do something, my sister, do good… — Elizabeth Gaskell
Once for all, then, a short precept is given thee: Love, and do what thou wilt: whether thou hold thy peace, through love hold thy… — Saint Augustine
It is, I fear, but a vain show of fulfilling the heathen precept, ''Know thyself,'' and too often leads to a self- estimate which will… — George Eliot
To receive all of the promised blessings, we must accept the gospel in faith and in full. However, this certain faith does not usually come… — James E. Faust

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