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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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Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art. – Thomas Hardy

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Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. – Thomas Hardy

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

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Customs

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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Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit. – Ovid

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Glamour is a shooting star, it catches your eye, but fades away, beauty is the sun always brilliant day after day. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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Americans have so far put up with inequality because they felt they could change their status. They didnt mind others being rich, as long as they had a path to move up as well. The American Dream is all about social mobility in a sense – the idea that anyone can make it. – Fareed Zakaria

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Ive never had my brows done – I tweeze them myself. I used to watch my mom pluck her brows, thats how I learned. – Emmy Rossum

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