Quote by Lord Melbourne
If it was not absolutely necessary, it was the foolishest thing ev

If it was not absolutely necessary, it was the foolishest thing ever done. – Lord Melbourne

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By continually scolding someone, they in time become accustomed to it and despise your reproof. – Proverb

Rebuke should have a grain more of salt than of sugar. – Proverb

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve the problem of the age. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat. – Lydia Maria Child

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