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    I do not mean to be disrespectful, but the attempt of the Lords
    to stop the progress of reform, reminds me very forcibly of the
    great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs.
    Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824, there set in
    a great flood upon that town--the tide rose to an incredible
    height: the waves rushed in upon the houses, and everything was
    threatened with destruction. In the midst of this sublime and
    terrible storm, Dame Partington, who lived upon the beach, was
    seen at the door of her house with mop and pattens, trundling her
    mop, squeezing out the sea water, and vigorously pushing away the
    Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic was roused. Mrs. Partington's
    spirit was up; but I need not tell you that the contest was
    unequal. The Atlantic Ocean beat Mrs. Partington. She was
    excellent at a slop or a puddle, but she should not have meddled
    with a tempest.

    by Sydney Smith Found in Reform Quotes,
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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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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.

by Frank Putnam Found in: Reform Quotes,
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The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform read more

The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform itself.

by Mark Twain Found in: Reform Quotes,
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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.

by James J. Walker Found in: Reform Quotes,
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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

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Reform 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.

by Clarence Darrow Found in: Ageing Quotes, Reform Quotes,
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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.

by Mort Sahl Found in: Reform Quotes,
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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.

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 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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