Edgar Guest Quotes

Be a role model not a critic. Don't tell your children, your peers, or your subordinates what to do - show them. And when the lesson is over, keep showing them by demonstrating that your actions are part of your character, not part of their curriculum.

Example is always more efficacious than precept.

Example is better than precept.

He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.

Leading by example is the most powerful advice you can give to anybody.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

Example is leadership.

Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.

Lead by examples, not words.

We all live by example.

Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example.

Remember that a good example is the best sermon.

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

Example is better than following it.

People are watching the way we act, more than they are listening to what we say.

A good example is the best sermon.

People imitate their leader. Lead by example.

I have five young children, and I take being a role model very seriously.

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.

Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example.

I'm flattered that other artists consider me a role model.

Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.

I think everyone needs to be a role model, period.

I am supposed to set an example to young players.

If you are a parent, you have probably already realized that your children are always watching what you do. And just as children watch their parents and emulate their behavior, so do employees who are watching their bosses.