“A man may by custom fortify himself against pain, shame, and suchlike accidents; but as to death, we can experience it but once, and are all apprentices when we come to it” MenMayPainShameAccidentsCustomsApprentice Book:Michel de Montaigne: Selected Essays Source: Michel de Montaigne: Selected Essays
“We do everything by custom, even believe by it; our very axioms, let us boast of free-thinking as we may, are oftenest simply such beliefs as we have never heard questioned.” ThinkingBelieveMayBeliefHeardCustomsBoastAxiomsFree Thinking Book:Sartor Resartus Source: Sartor Resartus