Edmund Burke: It is by imitation, far more than by precept, that we learn everything; and…
It is by imitation, far more than by precept, that we learn everything; and what we learn thus we acquire not only more effectually, but more pleasantly. This forms our manners, our opinions, our lives.
In today’s wordsWe learn everything far more by imitation than by instruction, and what we learn this way sticks better and is more enjoyable. It shapes our manners, our opinions, our lives.
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