An idea from Pensées

Custom is our nature. Men become masons or soldiers because they heard those trades praised as children, and whole villages turn out one kind. Parents fear their child’s natural love might fade, which makes you wonder whether nature is only an older custom.

From Pensées by Blaise Pascal

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