The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves

The best reformers the world has ever seen are those who commence on themselves

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.

Grant that the old Adam in these persons may be so buried, that
the new man may be raised read more

Grant that the old Adam in these persons may be so buried, that
the new man may be raised up in them.

Every reform needs examples more than advocates

Every reform needs examples more than advocates

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

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

The hole and the patch should be commensurate.

The hole and the patch should be commensurate.

All reformers are bachelors.

All reformers are bachelors.

Reform is born of need, not pity. No vital movement of the people has worked down, for good or evil; read more

Reform is born of need, not pity. No vital movement of the people has worked down, for good or evil; fermented, instead, carried up the heaving, cloggy mass.

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