About this quote

Moral leadership is treated as a creative practice rather than the mechanical application of rules. Great teachers shape ways of living through imagination, judgment, example, and sensitivity to human circumstances.

When to use it

• A mentor adapts one principle to a student's situation instead of reciting advice mechanically.
• A community leader demonstrates reconciliation in conduct before asking others to practice it.
• An ethics teacher uses stories and cases to help students perceive consequences that a rule alone can hide.