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Quote by Thomas Hardy
Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom i

Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument with them. – Thomas Hardy

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If all hearts were open and all desires known — as they would be if people showed their souls — how many gapings, sighings, clenched fists, knotted brows, broad grins, and red eyes should we see in the market-place! – Thomas Hardy

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Sincerity
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Thomas Hardy
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The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him. – Thomas Hardy

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Religion
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Custom, then, is the great guide of human life. – David Hume

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Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth. – Aaron Hill

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Customs

The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement. – John Stuart Mill

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Customs

Custom is a tyrant. – Proverb

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