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A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.
A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now.
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.
Every reform needs examples more than advocates
Every reform needs examples more than advocates
To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.
To reform a man, you must begin with his grandmother.
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 hole and the patch should be commensurate.
The hole and the patch should be commensurate.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
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 race could save one-half its wasted labor Would each reform himself and spare his neighbor.
The race could save one-half its wasted labor Would each reform himself and spare his neighbor.
