This simplified order first appeared in John Selden's Table-Talk (c. 1654): "Preachers say, 'Do as I say, not as I do.'" The original parsing is found in the New Testament (Matthew 23:1-3; King James Version): “Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.”
Proverb
Do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions.
“Do as I say, not as I do,” is said sarcastically by someone. It means, “I know I'm contradicting myself, because I never... ...
An admonitory order is sometimes followed by a self-deprecating phrase, Do as I say , not as I do ,
sounds like my old boss at work (he is a german btw) ;-)
he was so mean when I was about to leave his group, so I decided avoiding him and only talked to his boss and HR afterwards. Life can be vale of tears ...
do as I say and not as I do
Etymology
This simplified order first appeared in John Selden's Table-Talk (c. 1654): "Preachers say, 'Do as I say, not as I do.'"
The original parsing is found in the New Testament (Matthew 23:1-3; King James Version): “Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.”
Proverb
Do not imitate my behavior but obey my instructions.
“Do as I say, not as I do,” is said sarcastically by someone. It means, “I know I'm contradicting myself, because I never... ...
An admonitory order is sometimes followed by a self-deprecating phrase, Do as I say , not as I do ,
he was so mean when I was about to leave his group, so I decided avoiding him and only talked to his boss and HR afterwards. Life can be vale of tears ...
身为宗教大学校长，JERRY FALWELL平时面对学生和教职工道貌岸然一本正经跟尼码真事似的，可是背地里，这个咸湿佬玩得非常特别非常花哨，他鼓励他自己的老婆在酒店勾引服务员上炕打炮，他在边上观战。什么JB玩意。而且他爹也不是什么好玩意。宣扬完上帝以后自己该干嘛还干嘛，一点都不耽误。宗教真是虚伪啊。