To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise 15 man will undertake; and all but foolish men know that the only solid, though a far slower, reformation, is what each man begins and perfects on himself. Carlyle.
To reign is worth ambition, though in hell; / Better to reign in hell than serve in heav'n. Milton.
To rejoice in the prosperity of another is to partake of it. William Austin.
To remember one worthy thing, how many thousand unworthy must a man be able to forget! Carlyle.
To repel one's cross is to make it heavier. Amiel.
To require two things is the way to have them 20 both undone. Johnson.
To rescue, to avenge, to instruct, or protect a woman is all the same as to love her. Jean Paul.
To revenge is no valour, but to bear. Timon of Athens, iii. 5.
To run away / Is but a coward's trick; to run away / From this world's ills, that at the very worst / Will soon blow o'er. Blair.
To say of a man "He means well," is worth nothing except he does well. Plaut.