You would think this was common sense, but apparently not: quit doing things you do not want others to do. You will never bring about desired change when your example screams contrarily.

The most effective, lasting, compassionate form of teaching is through example. If you want to teach a child to write, write passionately. If you want to teach a child to dance, dance with abandon. If you want to teach a child to care, extend a hand of service and compassion. If you want a child to listen, listen to him intently. If you want to change the world, then be that change. Your example is more influential than you can imagine.

Mind what you say, but mind more closely what you do. For though children close their ears to you, their eyes remain wide open.

Children rarely follow parental advice unless it is acted out repeatedly. It’s called being an example.

Effective parenting requires being the grown up version of what you want your children to be. Why? Because example is the most compelling superpower.

Jesus Christ died to save us from our sins; we tend to concentrate on that merciful fact. But isn't it also true He lived to show us a lifestyle free from sin? So, wouldn't following in his footsteps be something like preventative medicine?

The greatest lessons I learned from my father didn't come from lectures or discipline or even time spent together. What has stuck with me is his example. From watching, I chose whether to be or not to be like him.

From good examples we learn how to be. From bad examples we learn how not to be. An observant and willing student can learn from any circumstance.

Comparisons are like rigid fingers—eager to point at a subject but unwilling to grasp it.