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What it means

Children copy what adults do far more than what they say. A teacher, parent or coach teaches most by who they are. Be the lesson.

The source

"A good example is still the best way to teach." Carl Jung said it in Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'Analytical Psychology and Education', Lecture I (1923). Translated by H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928.

"He must be himself an upright and healthy man, for a good example remains the best pedagogic method."

H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928, Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'Analytical Psychology and Education', Lecture I (1923). Text read at archive.org.

Who said it

Carl Jung (1875–1961). Swiss psychiatrist who broke with Freud and founded analytical psychology. He mapped the persona, the shadow, the collective unconscious and the lifelong work of becoming yourself, which he called individuation. Our lines come only from his writings published before 1931, in our own translations from the German or in English translations of the time.

Questions

What does "A good example is still the best way to teach." mean?
Children copy what adults do far more than what they say. A teacher, parent or coach teaches most by who they are. Be the lesson.
Who said "A good example is still the best way to teach."?
Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'Analytical Psychology and Education', Lecture I (1923).
What is the original wording?
He must be himself an upright and healthy man, for a good example remains the best pedagogic method (H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928). Translated by H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928.
Is "A good example is still the best way to teach." on a shirt?
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Cite this line

"A good example is still the best way to teach." (Carl Jung, Contributions to Analytical Psychology (1928), 'Analytical Psychology and Education', Lecture I (1923), trans. H. G. and C. F. Baynes, 1928). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/a-good-example-is-still-the-best-way

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