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.

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.

A reformer is a man who rides through a sewer in a glass-bottomed boat.

A reformer is a man who rides through a sewer in a glass-bottomed boat.

What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer read more

What is a man born for but to be a reformer, a remaker of what has been made, a denouncer of lies, a restorer of truth and good?

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.

A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.

A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.

My desolation does begin to make
A better life.

My desolation does begin to make
A better life.

Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.

Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.

The oyster-women lock'd their fish up,
And trudged away to cry, No Bishop.

The oyster-women lock'd their fish up,
And trudged away to cry, No Bishop.