The wise saw of Diogenes, the cynic. (B.C. 412-323.)
Shakespeare: “Use almost can change the stamp of nature” (
Hamlet, iii. 4). French: “L'habitude est une seconde nature.”
Latin:
“Usus est optimus magister” (Columella). Italian:
“L'abito è una seconda natura.”
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
