Age Quote by George Herbert Download Open image “We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.” — George Herbert ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Age Example Good examples Inspirational Needs
Precepts are like seeds; they are little things which do much good; if the mind which receives them has a disposition, it must not… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Precepts are the rules by which we ought to square our lives. When they are contracted into sentences, they strike the affections; whereas admonition… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
It is a trite but true definition that examples work more forcibly on the mind than precepts. — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
Precepts or maxims are of great weight; and a few useful ones on hand do more to produce a happy life than the volumes… — Lucius Annaeus Seneca Copy Share Image
“It is quite as difficult to fit one's practice to one's precepts as to fit one's precepts to one's practice. Most people act in… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
Young people, take heart: the older you get, the fewer commandments you will have the strength to break. — Mark Russell Copy Share Image
Whenever there is a conflict between precept and example, the latter wins because deeds speak louder than our words. — Sergey Kirov Copy Share Image
The way is long if one follows precepts, but short... if one follows patterns. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Be brief, that the mind may catch thy precepts, and the more easily retain them. — Horace Copy Share Image
“It is never too soon to prepare for the rest of our lives. The truth is that everyone, regardless of age, is already setting… — Jean Fleming Copy Share Image
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle. [In the house of the fiddler all fiddle.] — George Herbert Copy Share Image
By all means use some time to be alone, salute thyself, see what thy soul doth wear. — George Herbert Copy Share Image
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping, the good in learning. — George Herbert Copy Share Image
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books). — George Herbert Copy Share Image
I need a bath." He chuckled. "You smell of smoke, as do I." The duke turned, leaning heavily on his cane. "Jameson, open the… — Karen Hawkins Copy Share Image
It's easier to change a law than an age-old mentality. Deep down, many prejudices, many hostilities, many fears persist. But if we take a… — Dacia Maraini Copy Share Image
When I first started writing, when I was 15, I would go to work with people and they would tell me my lyrics were… — Sabrina Claudio Copy Share Image
Real people speak in my books about the main events of the age, such as the war, the Chernobyl disaster, and the downfall of… — Svetlana Alexievich Copy Share Image
As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion. — Marion Jones Copy Share Image
If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
By making conscious choices in our behavior and where we focus our attention, we can transform our experience of our body, decrease our biological… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
I am just enjoying the dream of being Milan coach at the age of 40. — Gennaro Gattuso Copy Share Image
Age is an accumulation of life and loss. Adulthood is a series of lines crossed. — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
I calculated that if I live up to the age of 80, then I end up using 450 toothbrushes in my life. All that… — Dia Mirza Copy Share Image
Why is wisdom so fair? Why is beauty so wise? Because all else is temporary, while beauty and wisdom are the only real and… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
