Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness and its own strength, its read more

Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness and its own strength, its beauties and cruelties; it accepts certain sufferings as matters of course, puts up patiently with certain evils. Human life is reduced to real suffering, to hell, only when two ages, two cultures and religions overlap.

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.

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.

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life.

Custom is the principle magistrate of man's life.

Custom adapts itself to expediency

Custom adapts itself to expediency

Custom has furnished the only basis which ethics have ever had.

Custom has furnished the only basis which ethics have ever had.

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.

The old ways are the safest and surest ways.

The old ways are the safest and surest ways.