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What does this quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld mean.., Nothing is so contagious as an example...?
Question:"Nothing is so contagious as an example. We never do great good or evil without bringing about more of the same on the part of others"
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People will emulate and copy what they see. If someone does something good or bad others will copy it. Think of people who will all try to do something for disaster victims once the ball gets rolling and think of copy cat criminals.
what i believe it means is that example is the greatest influence.
hi jaye! the quote means that whatever we do, influences or impacts, others around us. so its always best to set a good example by the way we live our lives. i hope this helped! :)
It means that people watch and imitate what they see other people do.
And yet some people think that CSI is a great show!
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