āCustom determines what is agreeable.ā
āNoble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.ā
āWhen we wish to correct with advantage, and to show another that he errs, we must notice from what side he views the matter, for on that side it is usually true.ā
āThe war existing between the senses and reason.ā
āSince we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything.ā
āAll is one, all is different. How many natures exist in man? How many vocations? And by what chance does each man ordinarily choose what he has heard praised?ā
āThe breach of customIs breach of all.ā
āIf is a custom,More honor'd in the breach than the observance.ā
āWe must not make a scarecrow of the law, Setting it up to fear the birds of prey, And let it keep one shape till custom make it Their perch, and not their terror.ā