I think we place the wrong emphasis upon examples, that we're treading on very weak ground when we set ourselves up as examples for others to become religious. If people are going to look at me for religious guidance, then I think they're looking in the wrong place.

Charles M. Schulz
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I think we place the wrong emphasis upon examples, that we're treading on very weak ground when we set ourselves up as examples for others to become religious. If people are going to look at me for religious guidance, then I think they're looking in the wrong place. It's like asking somebody to be your example in how to act in public. If you want to act in public well, act in private. Why should anyone else act the way you do?

Source: Charles M. Schulz: Conversations

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