"The staleness of custom weakens admiration, and a mediocrity that's new often eclipses the highest excellence grown old."
— Admiration

January 1, 1970

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Variant: Custom wears down our admiration, and a mediocre novelty can conquer the greatest eminence in its old age. — tr. Christopher Maurer (1992).