Example is always more efficacious than precept. — Samuel Johnson
Example is always more efficacious than precept.
The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale · 1759
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Johnson, Samuel. The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia. Penguin Classics, 2007, ch. 30.
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Johnson, Samuel. The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale. London: R. and J. Dodsley/W. Johnston, 1759, ch. 30.