382 Quotes About Tradition

Tradition is a kind of mental illness with a clear symptom of repetition

Assumed understanding based upon religious tradition is the breeding ground for error.

The linguistic and literary reality of the biblical tradition is folkloristic in essence. The concept of a benei Israel ... is a reflection of no sociopolitical entity of the historical state of Israel of the Assyrian period

The question that we need to address is this: What relevance do these ancient traditions have to the experience of a modern adolescent growing up in the Western world? Rather than indulge in idle speculation, I have invited a number of young people to express their views on psychedelics and the effects these substances have had upon their lives and minds.

The people of the world have a fixed destiny. But the spiritually developed receive what is “not” in their destiny.

Archer had reverted to all his old inherited ideas about marriage. It was less trouble to conform with the tradition and treat May exactly as all his friends treated their wives than to try to put into practice the theories with which his untrammelled bachelorhood had dallied.

Because it has become a tradition to wear a mask, it is the only thing that shows. The truth is blurry to those who use their eyes to see.

In the South, there was a gentle tradition of 'it's only a crime if you get caught doing it.' Sometimes it was known as the Eleventh Commandment. Thou shall not get caught.

…religious traditions build up meaning only over time and in a communal context. They can’t be purchased like a burger or a pair of shoes.