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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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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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People do more from custom than from reason. – Source Unknown

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

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