A Quote by Seneca the Younger
Men trust their eyes rather than their ears; the road by precept is long and tedious, by example short and effectual.
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Men trust rather to their eyes than to their ears; the effect of precepts is therefore slow and tedious, whilst that of examples is summary and effectual.
The path of precept is long, that of example short and effectual.
The road to learning by precept is long, but by example short and effective.
The road by precepts is tedious, by example, short and efficacious.
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
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.
The ears of men are lesser agents of belief than their eyes.
A whole big, giant world full of men. Men with blue eyes. Brown eyes. Green eyes. And indescribable shades in between. Tall men. Short men. Skinny men. Built men. And all combinations thereof. Nice men (so I've heard, but never really seen). Mean men. Decent men, indecent. And who knows which is the best kind to have, to hold, to love? I'd say, with so many men in the world, it would pay to sample a few. Scratch that. More than a few. Lots and lots. And then a few more. And maybe, after years of research, you might find one worth not throwing back. But hey, the fun is in the fishing.
Example is better than precept.
I'd rather give up my ears than my eyes, which might sound unusual for a musician.
Example is more powerful than precept.
I learned to trust women's ears when it comes to hearing music a lot more than other men.
Example is always more efficacious than precept.
Brotherhood is an ideal better understood by example than precept!
You know, my father used to look at people and he treated everyone with such respect, and he always believed that he would rather trust you face on and be disappointed perhaps down the road, be disappointed some of the time rather than never to trust someone, never to believe in someone, and alas, be disappointed all the time.
My father used to look at people and he treated everyone with such respect, and he always believed that he would rather trust you face on and be disappointed perhaps down the road, be disappointed some of the time rather than never to trust someone, never to believe in someone, and alas, be disappointed all the time. There's a big difference there.
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