John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9274 Mihel Eyquem
| NUMBER: | 9274 |
| AUTHOR: | Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne (1533–1592) |
| QUOTATION: | The laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from nature, proceed from custom. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Book i. Chap. xxii. Of Custom. |