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Teach by example, not by words alone; the pupil follows what you do, not what you say.
Musonius Rufus · Lectures · paraphrase
What it means today

People learn far more from what they watch than from what they hear. The best teaching is a life lived in view. Be the example, and the lesson teaches itself.

Try this todayTeach one lesson today by example, not by lecture.
Today’s questionDoes my example match my advice?
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