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EXEMPLA

show the way, don't just describe it

Longum iter est per praecepta, breve per exempla.

Long is the road through rules, short through examples.
An older ancient Roman master and a young pupil walking together, the master demonstrating by his own conduct, a bond of mentor and student

FĀBELLA

Duae viae ad sapientiam dūcunt. Ūna est per praecepta: magister multa verba dīcit, sed via longa est.

  • iter a journey
  • praeceptum a rule