Quote by Mark Twain
Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the hard

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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He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspiring the cabbages. – Mark Twain

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

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Custom, that unwritten law, By which the people keep even kings in awe. – Charles Davenport

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Custom reconciles us to everything. – Edmund Burke

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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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