William Ellery Channing: Precept is instruction written in the sand, the tide flows over it and the…
Precept is instruction written in the sand, the tide flows over it and the record is gone. Example is graven on the rock, and the lesson is not soon lost.
In today’s wordsTelling people what to do is writing in the sand; the tide flows over it and it's gone. Example is carved in rock, and the lesson lasts.
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