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Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools.

Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools.

by Thomas Fuller Found in: Custom Quotes,
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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.

by Jean-jacques Rousseau Found in: Custom Quotes,
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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.

by Robert Green Ingersoll Found in: Custom Quotes,
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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.

by J. Bartlett Found in: Custom Quotes,
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Custom is the great guide to human life

Custom is the great guide to human life

by David Hume Found in: Custom Quotes,
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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.

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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.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Custom Quotes,
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Ancient custom has the force of law.

Ancient custom has the force of law.

by Legal Maxim Found in: Custom Quotes,
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The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

by Quentin Crisp Found in: Expediency Quotes,
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