E.G.

" I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day,
I'd rather one should walk with me than merely show the way.

The eye's a better pupil and more willing that the ear;
The counsel is confusing, but example's alway clear;

And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds,
For to see the good in action is what everybody needs.

I can soon learn how to do it if you'll let me see it done.
I can watch your hands in action, but your tongue too fast may run.

And the lectures you deliver may be very wise and true;
But I'd rather get my lesson by observing what you do.

For I may not understand you and the high advice you give,
But ther's no misunderstanding how you act and how you live."

Edgar Guest