Quote by Mark Twain

Custom is petrification; nothing but dynamite can dislodge it for a century

Custom is petrification; nothing but dynamite can dislodge i

Summary

This quote suggests that customs have a tendency to become rigid and unchanging over time. It implies that custom, like petrification (the process of turning something into stone), can become so deeply ingrained in society that it resists change or progress. The quote further implies that only something as powerful as dynamite, a metaphor for a disruptive force or revolutionary idea, has the ability to shake up and break the stronghold of deeply-rooted customs, even if it takes a hundred years to do so.

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