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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.
Custom governs the world; it is the tyrant of our feeling and our manners, and rules us with the imperious read more
Custom governs the world; it is the tyrant of our feeling and our manners, and rules us with the imperious hand of a despot
Men will sooner surrender their rights than their customs.
Men will sooner surrender their rights than their customs.
Ancient custom has the force of law.
Ancient custom has the force of law.
No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs read more
No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.
The old ways are the safest and surest ways.
The old ways are the safest and surest ways.
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.
The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come.
The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come.
