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

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

Mark Twain

Related topics

custom harder less rid traditional

Related quotes

Working against a restriction - for me - often produces greater things than getting rid of all boundaries. View quote
Jon Lord
We will often find compensation if we think more of what life has given us and less about what life has taken away. View quote
William Barclay
Often I pretended to a cameraman to know less than I did. That way I got more cooperation. View quote
Ida Lupino
Often it is the means that justify the ends: goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble. View quote
Alan Perlis
I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off. View quote
Rita Mae Brown