身教重于言教 meaning in English

example is better than precept.; example is always more efficacious than precept

Man proposes and god disposes
身教重于言教
Example is better no precept
身教重于言教。
In order to seek the good way of building the moral characters of senior students , we also put forward 6 basic principles : the intention is more important than the form ; the psychological factors are more important than physical factors ; affirmation is more important than negation ; an individual is more important than a group ; teaching is more important than restraining ; behavior is more important than words
并概括了“内在重于外在、心理重于物理、肯定重于否定、个体重于群体、执教重于执纪、身教重于言教”等六个基本原则，努力探求塑造高中生健全道德人格的途径。