Quotes About Traditions

Wolves shall succeed for teachers, grievous wolves, Who all the sacred mysteries of Heaven To their own vile advantages shall turn Of lucre and ambition, and the truth With superstitions and traditions taint, Left only in those written records pure, Though not but by the spirit understood.

I do not wish to criticize any system that can nourish people's spirits, but I find that a lot of New Age writing cherry-picks the attractive bits from the ancient traditions and makes collages of them; it usually excises the ascetic dimension. In general it is not rigorously thought out, but is what I would call "soft" thinking.

But if men will not forego all pre-imbibed opinions, prejudices, and conceptions of mind, however rivetted into them by traditions, custom, veneration of elders, and secular advantages, to hearken unto and receive whatever he shall speak unto them, and that with a humble, lowly frame of heart, they will never learn the truth, nor attain a "full assurance of understanding" in the mysteries of God.

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Family jokes, though rightly cursed by strangers, are the bond that keeps most families alive.

Creating traditions in the blended family promote unity and a sense of belonging.

A family is a burial mound of its own doings and sayings.

Holiday traditions in my family are really it's all about the kids.

I don't go back home to Sardinia as much as I would like, just for Christmas and family events.

I'm a big believer in creating family traditions. Every Tuesday morning, I make a proper eggs breakfast, and we all sit down and eat.

Cultural predilections are not to be confused with theological absolutes. The former are preferences - the latter are immutable.

The cooking of Italy is really the cooking of regions that long antedate the Italian nation, regions that until 1861 were part of sovereign and usually hostile states, sharing few cultural traditions and no common spoken language

Interesante como a divisão de classes cria rituais próprios, que aumentam a distância entre elas.

Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.

It is curious to observe how customs and ceremonies degenerate.

Many of our most deeply held convictions are hand-me-downs. They're old, unexamined, and unquestioned ideas that we innocently accepted from others.

The only occasion when the traditions of courtesy permit a hostess to help herself before a woman guest is when she has reason to believe the food is poisoned.

When you have a Jewish mother who has a very strong Jewish family, it's very ethnic in its practices. Eating brisket, the food and the family and the interconnectedness for better or worse.

The Greek people not only relate to the ancient traditions, they have fought, they have shed blood, until recently, to defend the values of democracy and freedom.

Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to the family.

Family jokes, through rightly cursed by strangers, are the bond that keeps most families alive.

Did you ever notice that life seems to follow certain patterns? Like I noticed that every year around this time, I hear Christmas music.

Marry an orphan: you'll never have to spend boring holidays with the in-laws.

WILL'S RULES FOR LIVING #10: WHEN VISITING A FOREIGN LAND, IT IS ALWAYS WISE TO OBSERVE AND ABIDE BY THE CUSTOMS OF THE LOCAL CULTURE. UNLESS THEY'RE TRYING TO EAT YOU.