TRADITION

Tradition by itself is not enough;
it must be criticized and brought up to date.
Thomas Stearns Eliot

Tradition cannot be inherited,
if you want it you must obtain it through great labor.
Thomas Stearns Eliot

Every tradition grows ever more venerable - the more remote is its origin, the more confused that origin is. The reverence due to it increases from generation to generation. The tradition finally becomes holy and inspires awe.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The youth of America, is its oldest tradition.
It has been going on for three hundred years.
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wils Wilde