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Custom meets us at the cradle and leaves us only at the tomb.
Custom meets us at the cradle and leaves us only at the tomb.
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.
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.
Ancient custom has the force of law.
Ancient custom has the force of law.
Custom adapts itself to expediency
Custom adapts itself to expediency
Custom governs the world; it is the tyrant of our feelings and our manners and rules the world with the read more
Custom governs the world; it is the tyrant of our feelings and our manners and rules the world with the hand of a despot.
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.
