Example Quotes

"It is the true nature of mankind to learn from mistakes, not from example."
-Fred Hoyle

"To govern is to correct. If you set an example by being correct, who would dare remain incorrect?"
-Confucius

"Everyone is bound to bear patiently the results of his own example."
-Phaedrus

"A man may be a tough, concentrated, successful money-maker and never contribute to his country anything more than a horrible example."
-Robert G. Menzies

"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example."
-Mark Twain

"The path of precept is long, that of example short and effectual."
-Seneca

"When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults."
-Confucius

"They do more harm by their evil example than by their actual sin."
-Cicero

"For example, you have to spit into a tissue or a bag, then place it in a dustbin to complete the process."
-Zhang Huiguang

"That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history."
-William Mckinley

"He's a very good example of just living well."
-Gene Cohen

"I learned from the example of my father that the manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured."
-Dean Acheson

"This community is the perfect example of a community that took the environment and made it better."
-Stephen Walker

"In Botswana, for example, two years ago about 36 percent of adults were HIV-positive, ... Today this is 39 percent, nearly 40 percent of all adults."
-Peter Piot

"It is the classic example of how people bought on rumors and sold on news."
-Celso Cenise

"For example, 2000 was a bad year worldwide, but it was a good year for Hawaii."
-Randy Honebrink

"There is no teaching to compare with example."
-Sir Robert Baden powell

"You're a good example of why some animals eat their young."
-Jim Samuels

"A brother of an American citizen, for example, can easily wait for 20 years before they can immigrate."
-Sam Myers

"He is a very strong competitor. He is a quiet leader who leads by example."
-Bob Holloway

"He leads by example, and you don't want to disappoint him."
-Pat Alexander

"We have a very young squad, and he is an example to one and all of them."
-Mick Cooke

"The more we learn, the more proud I become of him and the example for Jesus that he was."
-David Wagler

"I don't know any other way to lead but by example."
-Don Shula

"A shining example of the enduring spirit of the American people."
-Norman Mineta

"Let this be an example. Everybody out there, all those young people, learn from this."
-Anna Ayala

"In some areas Ireland is already a world-class hub for research -- for example in computer science and biology."
-William Harris

"Ed Koch is an excellent example, but I'm not here to bash Ed either."
-David N. Dinkins