Quotes about Tradition

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It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand idea — D.H. Lawrence
Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course. Piracy, for example, is a tradition that has bee — Lemony Snicket, Horseradish
...What I have denied and what my reason compels me to deny, is the existence of a Being throned above us as a god, dire — Thomas A. Edison
I learned a little of beauty - enough to know that it had nothing to do with truth - and I found, moreover, that there w — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned
The greater puzzle of universal wisdom and beauty that we have strived to honor through our work includes the profound l — Luther E. Vann, Elemental: The Power of Illuminated Love
Every plant, tree, and animal is a blessing and every person has a purpose for living. Courage, curiosity, and generosit — Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
A traditionalist’s values are gleaned from all that is good in the past. — Fennel Hudson, Traditional Angling - Fennel's Journal - No. 6
Those with traditional sense will follow what their heart tells them is right. — Fennel Hudson, Traditional Angling - Fennel's Journal - No. 6
And then it occurs to me. They are frightened. In me, they see their own daughters, just as ignorant, just as unmindful — Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club
A fundamental approach to life transformation is using social media for therapy; it forces you to have an opinion, provi — Germany Kent
Before we complicated life with money, machines and missiles we did well with morals, manpower and meetings. — Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
Have a magnificent holiday! Celebrate as if holidays are a reflection of your dreams, desires, traditions, and values al — Debasish Mridha
No poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone. His significance, his appreciation is the appreciation of — T.S. Eliot, The Sacred Wood
Tradition is the living faith of the dead, traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. And, I suppose I should add, — Jaroslav Pelikan, The Vindication of Tradition: The 1983 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities
Writing engenders in us certain attitudes toward language. It encourages us to take words for granted. Writing has enabl — N. Scott Momaday
When I observe Gram, I see how fragile the notion of tradition can be. If I take my eyes off the way she kneads her East — Adriana Trigiani
Those who feel guilty contemplating "betraying" the tradition they love by acknowledging their disapproval of elements w — Daniel C. Dennett, Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
Accumulating orthodoxy makes it harder year-by-year to be a Christian than it was in Jesus' day. — Brian D. McLaren, A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I am a missional, evangelical, post/protestant, liberal/conservative, mystical/poetic, biblical, charismatic/contemplative, ... emergent, unfinished Christian
This kind of renunciation, in fact, has often been the strength, born of necessity, of the world's disinherited, of thos — Julius Evola
But, the true reason for the success of such new expositions [translated Eastern religious texts] is to be found where t — Julius Evola