Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess which will itself need reforming.

Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess which will itself need reforming.

My desolation does begin to make
A better life.

My desolation does begin to make
A better life.

The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform read more

The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform itself.

Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.

Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.

The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause.

The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause.

The Bolshevists would blow up the fabric with high explosive,
with horror. Others would pull down with the crowbars read more

The Bolshevists would blow up the fabric with high explosive,
with horror. Others would pull down with the crowbars and with
cranks--especially with cranks. . . . Sweating, slums, the sense
of semi-slavery in labour, must go. We must cultivate a sense of
manhood by treating men as men.

He who reforms himself has done more toward reforming the public than a crowd of noisy, impotent patriots

He who reforms himself has done more toward reforming the public than a crowd of noisy, impotent patriots

As a child, one looks for compliments. As an adult, one looks for evidence of effectiveness.

As a child, one looks for compliments. As an adult, one looks for evidence of effectiveness.

To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.

To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.