Proverb 6: 以身作则
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以身作则 [yǐ shēn zuò zé]
Example is better than precept.
Lit: Set yourself as the standard.
Application: If you want someone to be in the state you expect him/her to be, then show him/her the way it should be.
Published: 11.02.2013, 8:31pm
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