Quotes About Tradition

I took to religion at about age 12; it was very hard for me to be Sabbath observant as a kid in a home which was not Sabbath observant. I think my parents thought the whole Jewish thing was a phase.

The thing I hate about religion is, they ban what they have done and force us to do what they haven't done.

Man is a venerating animal. He venerates as easily as he purges himself. When they take away from him the gods of his fathers he looks for others abroad.

Religion is the way we honour our ancestors' errors.

If the thunder is not loud the peasant forgets to cross himself.

Religion, culture, education are all things that sound wonderful in theory. In practice, however, they are not so wonderful.

Amish recognize each others' horse like we do our friends' car.

The Swartzentruber Order is the most conservative on the Amish spectrum. Amish people have differences just like any culture.

Religion to me almost like when God leaves – and people devise a set of rules to fill in the space.

Keeping Christ in Christmas" is like showing up at someone's house every year, insisting on a party they never planned and never agreed to.

I am an Indian and we celebrate all festivals in every region of every religion. That is why it is called Incredible India!

Jazz is an art form that depends on its antecedents, there must be respect for the people that have gone before.

Whatever is goode in its kinde ought to be preserv'd in respect for antiquity, as well as our present advantage, for destruction can be profitable to none but such as live by it.

I was raised Catholic and I have a lot of respect for the good in the Catholic Church. But I don't go to church.

letting be is as important as mastering. Our tradition has encouraged us to be effective, to make or fabricate but not to let be born or let be.

Jews have deep respect for the Queen and the royal family. We say a prayer for them every Sabbath in synagogue. We recite a special blessing on seeing the Queen.

Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.

We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living

At home we ate fish every Friday, as Catholics were then supposed to do. Being Jewish, I compromised. I wore a hat when I ate fish, out of respect for my own religion and the fish's family.

It is almost an intellectual tradition to pay heed to the insane. In my case those that I most respect are the morons.

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out.

We attended stables, as we attended church, in our best clothes, thereby no doubt showing the degree of respect due to horses.

I am very true to the proud tradition of the old school wrestling that I was brought up on. I am very blessed to be able to live out my dreams, and I have a great respect for the business.

I've always loved the Sangha. I have the deepest, deepest respect for them. I'm very sorry that in the West people don't appreciate what the monastic order is about.