Nothing preaches better than the act.

He teaches me to be good that does me good.

The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character.

A man who lives right, and is right, has more power in his silence than another has by his words.

Children are natural mimics -- they act like their parents in spite of every attempt to teach them good manners.

There is nothing so annoying as a good example!!

The world is upheld by the veracity of good men: they make the earth wholesome. They who lived with them found life glad and nutritious. Life is sweet and tolerable only in our belief in such society.

Example sheds a genial ray which men are apt to borrow, so first improve yourself today, and then your friends tomorrow.

Benevolence It is the glory of the true religion that it inculcates and inspires a spirit of benevolence. It is a religion of charity, which none other ever was. Christ went about doing good; he set the example to his disciples, and they abounded in it

If you must hold yourself up to your children as an object lesson, hold yourself up as a warning and not an example.