To each his own peculiar mania  

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"Chacun a sa manie" is a dictum by Marquis de Sade, recorded in The 120 Days of Sodom (1785|1904)

A fuller version reads:

"Chacun a sa manie; nous ne devons jamais ni blâmer , ni nous étonner de celle de personne."

The Seaver and Wainhouse English translation reads:

"To each his own peculiar mania, we ought never blame nor wonder at another's."

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