A Quote by Sathya Sai Baba

Example, not precept, is the best teaching aid.

Sathya Sai Baba

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Aid Best Best Teaching Example Precept Teaching

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Sathya Sai Baba
Indian - Saint
November 23, 1926 - April 24, 2011

Teaching by precept, without example, is mighty poor teaching.

Heber J. Grant

The central activity of leadership is teaching - first by example, second by precept.

M. Russell Ballard

Example is the best precept.

Aesop

Example teaches better than precept. It is the best modeler of the character of men and women. To set a lofty example is the richest bequest a man can leave behind him.

Samuel Smiles

The first precept in Buddhism is "Do not kill." This precept is not merely a legalistic prohibition, but a realization of our affinity with all who share the gift of life. A compassionate heart provides a firm ground for this precept.

Dhammananda Bhikkhuni

Example is better than precept.

Margaret Halsey

Example is more powerful than precept.

Aesop

We feel free... Now we are really self-reliant. This is the great advantage of teaching ourselves to become a free people, no longer one that always asks, 'Aid, aid, please.'