Customary Quotes

85 Customary quotes by 74 unique authors

PLUNDER, v. To take the property of another without observing the decent and customary reticences of theft. To wrest the wealth of A from B… — Ambrose Bierce
We face a conflict between civilisation and culture, which used to be on the same side. Civilisation means rational reflection, material wellbeing, individual autonomy and… — Terry Eagleton
History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. — Thomas Huxley
Manners are of such great consequence to the novelist that any kind will do. Bad manners are better than no manners at all, and because… — Flannery O'Connor
I have ventured to write more intimately about my personal life than is customary for a member of the Supreme Court, and with that candor… — Sonia Sotomayor
The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of… — Leon Trotsky
Avant-garde architects have never been able to depend on the support of the establishment, since the customary patrons of this most conservative and slowly moving… — Martin Filler
There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin… — Judith Martin
Our clients' faces, with the customary outward paleness and inner glow of the book lover. — Diane Setterfield
…Tell me, has anything odd happened to you recently? What do you mean, odd?' Unusual. Deviating from the customary. Something outside the usual parameters of… — Jasper Fforde
... so our customary practice of prayer was brought to mind: how through our ignorance and inexperience in the ways of love we spend so… — Julian of Norwich
I believe it is customary to get one's washing over first in baths and bask afterwards; personally, I bask first. I have discovered that the… — Dodie Smith
Everybody has to feel superior to somebody," she said. "But it's customary to present a little proof before you take the privilege. — Truman Capote
I wasn't used to living crowded cheek by jowl with numbers of other people, as was customary here. People ate, slept, and frequently copulated, crammed… — Diana Gabaldon
Where I come from," said Archie, "a bloke likes to get to know a girl before he marries her." "Where you come from it is… — Zadie Smith
You're just worried they'll hire a male instructor and he'll be hotter than you." Jace's eyebrows went up. "Hotter than me?" "It could happen," Clary… — Cassandra Clare
with his customary crooked smile, “are just too unlikely to dwell upon. — Cassandra Clare
Seems," madam? Nay, it is; I know not "seems." 'Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother, Nor customary suits of solemn black, Nor windy… — William Shakespeare
Why Alexia that is quite beautiful. It does ot reflect your customary taste at all approved Miss Hisselpenny with glee. Trust Ivy to like the… — Gail Carriger
Because it is a customary cross, As die to love as thoughts, and dreams, and sighs, Wishes, and tears, poor fancy's followers. — William Shakespeare
... because he was going to marry her. “It is customary to ask,” she now said as she turned to watch him button up a… — Nalini Singh
Well,” said Owl, “the customary procedure in such cases is as follows.” “What does Crustimoney Proseedcake mean?” said Pooh. “For I am a Bear of… — A A Milne
One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work… — Albert Einstein
...majority Patriotism is the customary Patriotism. — Mark Twain
There is nothing more innately human than the tendency to transmute what has become customary into what has been divinely ordained. — Suzanne La Follette

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