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Men will sooner surrender their rights than their customs.
Men will sooner surrender their rights than their customs.
Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools.
Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools.
We do everything by custom, even believe by it; our very axioms, let us boast of free-thinking as we may, read more
We do everything by custom, even believe by it; our very axioms, let us boast of free-thinking as we may, are oftenest simply such beliefs as we have never heard questioned.
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.
Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life.
Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life.
The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow--so arbitrary are these transient laws.
The custom and fashion of today will be the awkwardness and outrage of tomorrow--so arbitrary are these transient laws.
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.
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.
