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Seneca: Men trust rather to their eyes than to their ears; the effect of precepts is…

Men trust rather to their eyes than to their ears; the effect of precepts is therefore slow and tedious, whilst that of examples is summary and effectual.

In today’s wordsPeople trust their eyes more than their ears, so rules teach slowly and tediously, while examples teach quickly and effectively.

SenecaCommonly attributed
Source
From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources, compiled by James Wood, 1893

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