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Custom is the great guide to human life
Custom is the great guide to human life
You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let read more
You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out.
Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions, but generally act according to read more
Men commonly think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and imbibed opinions, but generally act according to custom.
The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.
The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.
Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.
Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.
Men will sooner surrender their rights than their customs.
Men will sooner surrender their rights than their customs.
There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted.
There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted.
Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools.
Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools.
Have a place for everything and keep the thing somewhere else; this is not advice, it is merely custom.
Have a place for everything and keep the thing somewhere else; this is not advice, it is merely custom.