The opium of custom, whereof all drink and many go mad.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
“Education,”
Lectures and Biographical Sketches (1883)
Added on 15-Jun-09 | Last updated 19-Feb-22
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