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In this age, the mere example of non-conformity, the mere refusal to bend the knee to custom, is itself a service. Precisely because the tyranny… — John Stuart Mill
THE WILD ROSEâ€ â€“ BY WENDELL BERRY Sometimes, hidden from me in daily custom and in ritual I live by you unaware, as if by… — Wendell Berry
Sophronia was minding her own business and running late to luncheon, as was her custom. She'd let to learn the advantage of punctuality. As she… — Gail Carriger
If rulers learn to undervalue the lives of their own subjects by the custom of war, how much more do they undervalue the lives of… — Unknown Author
No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion. — Carrie Chapman Catt
The notion that "applied" knowledge is somehow less worthy than "pure" knowledge, was natural to a society in which all useful work was performed by… — John Dewey
No particular motive for living, except the custom and habit of it. — William Makepeace Thackeray
In History, stagnant waters, whether they be the stagnant waters of custom or those of despotism, harbour no life; life is dependent on the ripples… — Herbert Read
If we go back to the beginnings of things, we shall always find that ignorance and fear created the gods; that imagination, rapture and deception… — Baron d'Holbach
But it was ever thus, all through my life: whenever I have diverged from custom and principle and uttered a truth, the rule has been… — Mark Twain
Call a truce, then, to our labors - let us feast with friends and neighbors, and be merry as the custom of our caste; for… — Rudyard Kipling
You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out. — Martha Graham
Every scene, even the commonest, is wonderful, if only one can detach oneself, casting off all memory of use and custom, and behold it (as… — Arnold Bennett
If we go back to the beginning, we shall find that ignorance and fear created the gods; that fancy, enthusiasm, or deceit adorned them; that… — Bill Maher
We are strange beings, we seem to go free, but we go in chains - chains of training, custom, convention, association, environment - in a… — Mark Twain
Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness and its own strength, its beauties and cruelties; it accepts… — Hermann Hesse
If we look round the world, there seem to be not above six distinct varieties in the human species, each of which is strongly marked,… — Oliver Goldsmith
Once I graduated from NYU, I started making custom vintage tees for my friends and it just took off from there. — Charlotte Ronson
The only way to make something cheaply today is to have it mass-produced. For example, you wear the same shoes as everyone else. If you… — Hod Lipson
In ancient China, self-government was highly developed both in community life and in personal life. The custom of mutual protection and assistance was widespread. The… — Chiang Kai-shek

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