To reform a world to reform a nation no wise man will undertake, and all but foolish men know that

To reform a world to reform a nation no wise man will undertake, and all but foolish men know that the only solid though a far slower reformation is what each begins and perfects on himself.

Author: Thomas Carlyle

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