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Nothing is so contagious as an example, and our every really good or bad action inspires a similar one.

[Rien n’est si contagieux que l’exemple, et nous ne faisons jamais de grands biens ni de grands maux qui n’en produisent de semblables.]

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶230 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]

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Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶230 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)] - La Rochefoucauld, Francois | WIST Quotations

Nothing is so contagious as an example, and our every really good or bad action inspires a similar one. [Rien n’est si contagieux que l’exemple, et nous ne faisons jamais de grands biens ni de grands maux qui n’en produisent de semblables.] In the manuscript and 1665 ed., this concluded…

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Stef Walter Oct 16

When it comes to accessibility, and UX, never assume something is "common sense". Always make sure this "common sense", makes it to production.

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WIST Quotations moves again!Aug 9, 2024

A quotation from La Rochefoucauld, Francois:

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Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples.

[Les vieillards aiment à donner de bons préceptes, pour se consoler de n’être plus en état de donner de mauvais exemples.]
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Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶93 (1665-1678) [tr. Bund/Friswell (1871)] - La Rochefoucauld, Francois | WIST Quotations

Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples. [Les vieillards aiment à donner de bons préceptes, pour se consoler de n'être plus en état de donner de mauvais exemples.] Appeared in the 1st (1665) edition. (Source (French)).…

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WIST Quotations moves again!Jul 26, 2024

A quotation from Herbert, George:

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Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
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https://wist.info/herbert-george/70902/

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Jacula Prudentum, or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. (compiler), # 314 (1640 ed.) - Herbert, George | WIST Quotations

Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.

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salguod, man 🍂🍁 lazysupper Jul 15, 2024

Doing sight word flashcards with my 5yo and explaining the difference between "to" and "two"...

Me: *To* is like *ni*, while *two* is like... uh... *ni*. 🤦🏼‍♂️ Okay, let's try this again...

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WIST Quotations moves again!Jul 19, 2023

A quotation from Thomas a Kempis:

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Habits to be avoided, or corrected — the ones you are always criticizing in other people. You see, there’s profit to be derived everywhere; when you see or hear about some good example, you can imitate it, when you notice some habit that deserves censure, you can avoid it — or, if you’ve already got into it yoursel…
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