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Quote 2842
It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem to you, later, not a lesser, but a greater thingShowing Quotes on tradition
Quote 2682
Marriage brings one into fatal connection with custom and tradition, and traditions and customs are like the wind and weather, alltogether incalculableShowing Quotes on tradition
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Quote 2540
The disadvantage of men not knowing the past is that they do not know the present. History is a hill or high point of vantage, from which alone men see the town in which they live or the age in which they are livingShowing Quotes on tradition
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Quote 2527
All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of changeShowing Quotes on tradition
Quote 1814
Tradition is an important help to history, but its statements should be carefully scrutinized before we rely on themShowing Quotes on tradition
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Quote 1811
Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unbornShowing Quotes on tradition
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Quote 1810
All well-regulated families set apart an hour every morning for tea and bread and butterShowing Quotes on tradition
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Quote 1673
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.Showing Quotes on tradition