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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Persons with weight of character carry, like planets, their atmospheres along with them in their orbits. – Thomas Hardy

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

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Custom reconciles us to everything. – Edmund Burke

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Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit. – Ovid

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Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it. – Mark Twain

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