Break Quote by Thomas a Kempis

Since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavor to obtain good customs.

— Francis Bacon

Man can never come up to his ideal standard. It is the nature of the immortal spirit to raise that standard higher and higher…

— Margaret Fuller

Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools

— Thomas Fuller

Man, in the ideal, is so noble and so sparkling, such a grand and glowing creature, that over any ignominious blemish in him all…

— Herman Melville

Custom ... changes the very nature of things; and what was honorable a thousand years ago, may probably be looked upon as infamous now.

— Charlotte Lennox

If a man does away with his traditional way of living and throws away his good customs, he had better first make certain that…

— Robert Ruark

Long customs are not easily broken; he that attempts to change the course of his own life very often labors in vain; and how…

— Samuel Johnson

The old man has been long at the fair. He is acquainted with the jugglers at the booths. His curiosity has been satisfied. He…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

A man who has schemed for some time can no longer do without it; all other ways of living are to him dull and…

— Jean de la Bruyere

A man may by custom fortify himself against pain, shame, and suchlike accidents; but as to death, we can experience it but once, and…

— Michel de Montaigne

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

— Joseph Addison

Men invent new ideals because they dare not attempt old ideals. They look forward with enthusiasm, because they are afraid to look back.

— Anonymous