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My desolation does begin to make
A better life.
My desolation does begin to make
A better life.
For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.
For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
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.
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.
To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.
A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.
A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.
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.
Will you still need me,will you still feed me..When I'm sixty-four?
Will you still need me,will you still feed me..When I'm sixty-four?