Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness and its own strength, its beauties and cruelties; it accepts certain sufferings as matters of course, puts up patiently with certain evils. Human life is reduced to real suffering, to hell, only when two ages, two cultures and religions overlap.
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There is nothing that strengthens a nation like reading of a nation's own history, whether that history is recorded in read more
There is nothing that strengthens a nation like reading of a nation's own history, whether that history is recorded in books or embodied in customs, institutions and monuments.
Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.
Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.
You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let read more
You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out.
Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.
Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.
Tradition is an explanation for acting without thinking
Tradition is an explanation for acting without thinking
Custom adapts itself to expediency
Custom adapts itself to expediency
Custom governs the world; it is the tyrant of our feelings and our manners and rules the world with the read more
Custom governs the world; it is the tyrant of our feelings and our manners and rules the world with the hand of a despot.
Ancient custom has the force of law.
Ancient custom has the force of law.
Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools.
Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools.
