Alexis de Tocqueville - Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human a...

Alexis de Tocqueville Zitate

Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.

Alexis de Tocqueville

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Nichts scheint auf den ersten Blick weniger wichtig zu sein als die äußerliche Form menschlichen Handelns, aber es gibt nichts, worauf die Menschen mehr Wert legen: Sie gewöhnen sich an alles, außer in einer Gesellschaft zu leben, die keine eigenen Manieren hat.

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