Tradition Quotes

"Myths and legends die hard in America" "A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience." "Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child washed his hands he could eat with kings" "A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes" "History teaches us that things that have lasted long without intervention have a reason" "The most damaging phrase in the language is: It's always been done that way." "Each generation wants new symbols, new people, new names. They want to divorce themselves from their predecessors" "Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay" "To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year"