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A veil of rope is better than breach of custom. — African (Morocco)
A cake and an ill custom must be broken. — English
A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. — English
An old custom will prevail. — Welsh
An agreement will override custom. — Welsh
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Break the legs of an evil custom. — English
Custom and law are sisters. — Slovak
Custom becomes law. — Spanish
Custom is rust that mocks at every file. — Czech
Custom is nature to a man. — Turkish
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Custom is second nature. — English
Custom is stronger than law. — Russian
Custom is the twin of the innate character. — African (Egypt)
Custom makes all things easy. — English
Custom is a fifth nature. — African (Egypt)
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Custom without reason is but ancient error. — English
Dogs bark more from custom than fierceness. — English
Every land its own custom, every wheel its own spindle. — Portuguese
Every community has its own customs and traditions. — Filipino
Every country has its custom. — Spanish
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Follow and adjust to current customs in order to get along with others. — Filipino
Good scales bring good customers. — Greek
It is hard to break a hog of an ill custom. — English
It is better that a village should fall than a custom. — Albanian
Markets have customs and communes have traditions. — Vietnamese
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National customs are national honors. — Danish
Once is no custom. — Dutch
So many countries, so many customs. — English
So many villages, so many customs. — Serbo-Croatian
The command of custom is great. — English
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To change customs is a difficult thing. — Lebanese
To circumstances and custom the law must yield. — Danish
When you enter a village, observe its customs. — Korean
When you enter a country, inquire as to what is forbidden; when you cross a boundary, ask about the customs. — Chinese
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