Caitanya-caritāmṛta 3.25
yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate
[yad yad aacharati shreshthas tat tad evetaro janah sa yat pramaanam kurute lokas tad anuvartate]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yad yad ācarati śreṣṭhas tat tad evetaro janaḥ sa yat pramāṇaṁ kurute lokas tad anuvartate
“ ‘Whatever actions a great man performs, common people follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.’
My note
Source: vedabase.io