"If a weakly mortal is to do anything in the world besides eat the bread thereof, there must be a determined subordination of the whole nature to the one aim no trifling with time, which is passing, with strength which is only too limited."
Beatrice Webb was an English sociologist, economist, and social reformer associated with the Fabian Society. With Sidney Webb, she co-founded the London School of Economics and helped shape modern social policy debates in Britain.