Customs Quotes

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The Roman Code was merely an enunciation in words of the existing customs of the Roman people. — Henry James Sumner Maine
Every thing useful and beneficial to man, seems to be connected with obedience to the laws of his nature, the inclinations, the duties, and the… — Samuel Williams
Moralities and religions are the principal means by which one can make whatever one wishes out of man, provided one possesses a superfluity of creative… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Unnecessary customs live a brutally short life in America. — Wilfrid Sheed
In spite of difference of soil and climate, of language and manners, of laws and customs-in spite of things silently gone out of mind, and… — William Wordsworth
In America, conscription is unknown; men are enlisted for payment. Compulsory recruitment is so alien to the ideas and so foreign to the customs of… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Those who visit foreign nations, but associate only with their own country-men, change their climate, but not their customs. They see new meridians, but the… — Charles Caleb Colton
I have often thought of it as one of the most barbarous customs in the world, considering us as a civilized and a Christian country,… — Daniel Defoe
It's so easy to print in the Midwest. You're saving months in shipping and customs, so we have started printing a number of books there. — Dave Eggers
We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Coming from the U.S., you tend to look at one homogeneous market with 350 million people. But in Europe, every country has its own customs… — Guy Kawasaki
Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, altogether incalculable. — Soren Kierkegaard
The law is an adroit mixture of customs that are beneficial to society, and could be followed even if no law existed, and others that… — Peter Kropotkin
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home. — James A. Michener
Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters is that the miraculous become the norm. — Henry Miller
In Japan, the writers have made up a literary community, a circle, a society. I think 90 percent of Japan's writers live in Tokyo. Naturally,… — Haruki Murakami
When I was a kid it was big news when someone flew around the world in a little aeroplane, but nobody cared when I did… — Gary Numan
A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by logic,… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring… — Sidney Sheldon
I always spend time exploring the customs and attitudes of the countries I'm using for locations, and interviewing the people who live there. I've visited… — Sidney Sheldon

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