subhashita:यद्यदाचरति_श्रेष्ठस्
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्
Subhashita
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः ।
स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥
IAST transliteration
yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ
sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate
English meaning
Whatever action a great man performs, common men follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.
Source
Bhagavad Gita 3.21