Long customs are not easily broken; he that attempts to change the cou…

Samuel Johnson
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Long customs are not easily broken; he that attempts to change the course of his own life very often labors in vain; and how shall we do that for others, which we are seldom able to do for ourselves. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1856). Rasselas, p.54
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Long customs are not easily broken; he that attempts to change the course of his own life very often labors in vain; and how shall we do that for others, which we are seldom able to do for ourselves. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1856). Rasselas, p.54

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