Century Quote by Mark Twain

Custom is a second nature, and no less powerful.

— Michel de Montaigne

Custom is almost a second nature.

— Plutarch

Custom is second nature.

— Saint Augustine

Custom, then, is the great guide of human life. It is that principle alone, which renders our experience useful to us, and makes us…

— David Hume

Custom is custom: it is built of brass, boiler-iron, granite; facts, reasonings, arguments have no more effect upon it than the idle winds have…

— Mark Twain

If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production.

— Pete Seeger

The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it

— Mark Twain

Custom looks to things that are past, and fashion to things that are present, but both of them are somewhat purblind as to things…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.

— Mark Twain

“Custom is a shroud that conceals everything. Not without first encountering the uncustomary will we be able to recognize what is customary and, more…

— Vilém Flusser

We are like petri dishes, where we can innovate, but we want to do it carefully and thoughtfully.

— Kate Brown

The best American manufacturers customize products to meet customer needs, reduce the time required to make them and constantly improve their design.

— Ro Khanna