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Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.

Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.

by Voltaire Found in: Reform Quotes,
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To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.

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

by Victor Hugo Found in: Reform Quotes,
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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.

by David Lloyd George Found in: Reform Quotes,
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The hole and the patch should be commensurate.

The hole and the patch should be commensurate.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Reform Quotes,
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All reformers are bachelors.

All reformers are bachelors.

by George A. Moore Found in: Reform Quotes,
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Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their
reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. read more

Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their
reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform.
Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or
nothing in the world's estimation.

by Susan B. Anthony Found in: Reform Quotes,
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A man's accomplishments in life are the cumulative effect of his attention to detail.

A man's accomplishments in life are the cumulative effect of his attention to detail.

by John Foster Dulles Found in: Effect Quotes,
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At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy read more

At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still wants to reform the world, but he knows he can't.

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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.

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