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.

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.

Every reform needs examples more than advocates

Every reform needs examples more than advocates

All reformers are bachelors.

All reformers are bachelors.

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?

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.