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Custom Quotes

The routine of custom tends to deaden even scientific inquiry; it stands in the way of discovery and of the active scientific worker. For discovery and inquiry are synonymous as an occupation. Science is a pursuit, not a coming into possession of the immutable; new theories as points of view are more prized than discoveries that quantitatively increase the store on hand Picture Quote #1

It is quite useless to declare that all men are born free if you deny that they are born good. Guarantee a man’s goodness and his liberty will take care of itself. To guarantee his freedom on condition that you approve of his moral character is formally to abolish all freedom whatsoever, as every man’s liberty is at the mercy of a moral indictment which any fool can trump up against everyone who violates custom, whether as a prophet or as a rascal Picture Quote #1

Fashion is nothing more than the temporary custom of rich and idle people who make it their principal business to study the external elegance of life Picture Quote #1

Custom is the most certain mistress of language, as the public stamp makes the current money Picture Quote #1

I cannot find any great difference, on the basis of natural reason and equity only, between feeding on human flesh and feeding on animal flesh, except custom and practice Picture Quote #1

What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom or their lack of imagination Picture Quote #1

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Custom is second nature. Be accustomed to a bald head, sufficiently accustomed, and hair on it would seem monstrous Picture Quote #1

It was still the custom of the countryside to build with local materials produced as close to the selected site as possible, for transport was difficult, even the best of country roads being more fitted for horseback traffic rather than heavy loads Picture Quote #1

I was convinced that our beliefs are based much more on custom and example than on any certain knowledge Picture Quote #1

We have to wear clothes, a requirement of custom, but more time, temper, character, and peace of mind, not to mention money, have been sacrificed to them than to any other altar on this green earth, and for what? Picture Quote #1

Government is the political representative of a natural equilibrium, of custom, of inertia; it is by no means a representative of reason Picture Quote #1

When one begins the transformative process, death and birth are imminent: the death of custom as authority, the birth of the self Picture Quote #1

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Custom... changes the very nature of things; and what was honorable a thousand years ago, may probably be looked upon as infamous now Picture Quote #1

Accounting is a big subject and there are huge forces in play. The entire momentum of existing thinking and existing custom is in a direction that allows terrible follies to happen, and the terrible follies have terrible consequences Picture Quote #1

Custom governs the world; it is the tyrant of our feelings and our manners and rules the world with the hand of a despot Picture Quote #1

The despotism of custom is on the wane. We are not content to know that things are; we ask whether they ought to be Picture Quote #1

Custom, then, is the great guide of human life. It is that principle alone, which renders our experience useful to us, and makes us expect, for the future, a similar train of events with those which have appeared in the past Picture Quote #1

It is the custom of the immortal gods to grant temporary prosperity and a fairly long period of impunity to those whom they plan to punish for their crimes, so that they may feel it all the more keenly as a result of the change in their fortunes Picture Quote #1

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The standard of morals is as variable as morals themselves; of which every nation has a different code, and every custom a different reading Picture Quote #1

They that are virtuous from principle may receive confidence in every capacity; but they that are so from custom or habit, are capable of trust only in matters of ordinary and settled occurrence Picture Quote #1

Custom is, nevertheless, the greatest enchantress, and in a home one of the most benevolent of fairies. A wife was young, and becomes old; it is custom which hinders the husband from perceiving the change Picture Quote #1

Very few people are acquainted with death. They undergo it, commonly, not so much out of resolution as custom and insensitivity; and most men die because they cannot help it Picture Quote #1

Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, altogether incalculable Picture Quote #1

The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it Picture Quote #1

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A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason Picture Quote #1

People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom Picture Quote #1

Morality is the custom of one’s country and the current feeling of one’s peers Picture Quote #1

Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act Picture Quote #1

They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom Picture Quote #1

Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent Picture Quote #1

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The routine of custom tends to deaden even scientific inquiry; it stands in the way of discovery and of the active scientific worker. For discovery and inquiry are synonymous as an occupation. Science is a pursuit, not a coming into possession of the immutable; new theories as points of view are more prized than discoveries that quantitatively increase the store on hand (Custom Quotes) It is quite useless to declare that all men are born free if you deny that they are born good. Guarantee a man’s goodness and his liberty will take care of itself. To guarantee his freedom on condition that you approve of his moral character is formally to abolish all freedom whatsoever, as every man’s liberty is at the mercy of a moral indictment which any fool can trump up against everyone who violates custom, whether as a prophet or as a rascal (Custom Quotes) Fashion is nothing more than the temporary custom of rich and idle people who make it their principal business to study the external elegance of life (Custom Quotes) Custom is the most certain mistress of language, as the public stamp makes the current money (Custom Quotes) I cannot find any great difference, on the basis of natural reason and equity only, between feeding on human flesh and feeding on animal flesh, except custom and practice (Custom Quotes) What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom or their lack of imagination (Custom Quotes) Custom is second nature. Be accustomed to a bald head, sufficiently accustomed, and hair on it would seem monstrous (Custom Quotes) It was still the custom of the countryside to build with local materials produced as close to the selected site as possible, for transport was difficult, even the best of country roads being more fitted for horseback traffic rather than heavy loads (Custom Quotes) I was convinced that our beliefs are based much more on custom and example than on any certain knowledge (Custom Quotes) We have to wear clothes, a requirement of custom, but more time, temper, character, and peace of mind, not to mention money, have been sacrificed to them than to any other altar on this green earth, and for what? (Custom Quotes) Government is the political representative of a natural equilibrium, of custom, of inertia; it is by no means a representative of reason (Custom Quotes) When one begins the transformative process, death and birth are imminent: the death of custom as authority, the birth of the self (Custom Quotes) Custom... changes the very nature of things; and what was honorable a thousand years ago, may probably be looked upon as infamous now (Custom Quotes) Accounting is a big subject and there are huge forces in play. The entire momentum of existing thinking and existing custom is in a direction that allows terrible follies to happen, and the terrible follies have terrible consequences (Custom Quotes) Custom governs the world; it is the tyrant of our feelings and our manners and rules the world with the hand of a despot (Custom Quotes) The despotism of custom is on the wane. We are not content to know that things are; we ask whether they ought to be (Custom Quotes) Custom, then, is the great guide of human life. It is that principle alone, which renders our experience useful to us, and makes us expect, for the future, a similar train of events with those which have appeared in the past (Custom Quotes) It is the custom of the immortal gods to grant temporary prosperity and a fairly long period of impunity to those whom they plan to punish for their crimes, so that they may feel it all the more keenly as a result of the change in their fortunes (Custom Quotes) The standard of morals is as variable as morals themselves; of which every nation has a different code, and every custom a different reading (Custom Quotes) They that are virtuous from principle may receive confidence in every capacity; but they that are so from custom or habit, are capable of trust only in matters of ordinary and settled occurrence (Custom Quotes) Custom is, nevertheless, the greatest enchantress, and in a home one of the most benevolent of fairies. A wife was young, and becomes old; it is custom which hinders the husband from perceiving the change (Custom Quotes) Very few people are acquainted with death. They undergo it, commonly, not so much out of resolution as custom and insensitivity; and most men die because they cannot help it (Custom Quotes) Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, altogether incalculable (Custom Quotes) The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it (Custom Quotes) A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason (Custom Quotes) People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom (Custom Quotes) Morality is the custom of one’s country and the current feeling of one’s peers (Custom Quotes) Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act (Custom Quotes) They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom (Custom Quotes) Truth always originates in a minority of one, and every custom begins as a broken precedent (Custom Quotes)

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