Customs Quotes - Page 9

• No language is as depending on arbitrary use and custom can ever be permanently the same, but will always be in a mutable and fluctuating state; and what is deem'd polite and elegant in one age, may be accounted uncouth and barbarous in another.

  Benjamin Martin

  Age, Arbitrary, Use

  Benjamin Martin (1749). “Lingua Britannica Reformata: Or, a New English Dictionary, Under the Following Titles, Viz. I. Universal; ... VIII. Philosophical; ... To which is Prefix'd, an Introduction, Containing a Physico-grammatical Essay on the Propriety and Rationale of the English Tongue, ... By Benj. Martin”, p.482

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• Cualquiera que sea la esfera de la mente humana que elijas para tu estudio especial, ya sea el lenguaje, la religión, la mitología o la filosofía, ya sean las leyes o las costumbres, el arte primitivo o la ciencia primitiva, en todas partes, tienes que ir a la India, te guste o no, porque algunos de los materiales más valiosos y más instructivos de la historia del hombre se atesoran en la India, y sólo en la India.

  Max Muller

  Arte, Filosofía, Hombres

  Max Muller (1999). "India: ¿Qué puede enseñarnos?", p.33, Book Tree

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• ¿Acaso toda la literatura es espionaje, y todo el arte imitación china? ¿Nuestra vida una costumbre, y nuestro cuerpo prestado, como la cena de un mendigo, de cien instituciones benéficas?

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Art, Chinese, Literature

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.2612, Delphi Classics

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• Debe ser el primer esfuerzo de un escritor distinguir la naturaleza de la costumbre; o lo que está establecido porque es correcto, de lo que es correcto sólo porque está establecido; para que no pueda violar los principios esenciales por un deseo de novedad, ni privarse de la consecución de bellezas a su alcance, por un temor innecesario de romper las reglas que ningún dictador literario tenía autoridad para promulgar.

  Samuel Johnson

  Writing, Views, Desire

  Samuel Johnson, Peter Martin (2009). “Samuel Johnson: Selected Writings”, p.197, Harvard University Press

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• No me gusta la gente que toma drogas... Los aduaneros, por ejemplo.

  Mick Miller

  Men, People, Drug

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• I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting.

  Sidney Sheldon

  Attitude, Thinking, Important

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• Cuando una costumbre cae en desuso, las palabras que la expresaban deben perecer con ella; cuando una opinión se hace popular, innovará el discurso en la misma proporción en que altera la práctica.

  Samuel Johnson

  Practice, Speech, Opinion

  Samuel Johnson (1833). “A Dictionary of the English Language in which the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers, to which are Prefixed, a History of the Language and an English Grammar”, p.23

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• The west has decided to channel money and effort into studying other customs and practices, but no one has really given other people the chance to study western customs and practices, except at schools maintained by white expatriates, or by allowing the rich from other cultures to study in Oxford or Paris. What happens then is that they return home to organise fundamentalist movements, because they feel solidarity with those of their compatriots who lack the opportunity for such education.

  Umberto Eco

  Home, School, Opportunity

  "The roots of conflict" by Umberto Eco, www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2001.

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• I appeal from your customs. I must be myself. I cannot break myself anylonger for you, or you. If you can love me for what I am, we shall bethe happier. If you cannot, I will still seek to deserve that youshould. I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust thatwhat is deep is holy, that I will do strongly before the sun and moonwhatever inly rejoices me, and the heart appoints. If you are noble, Iwill love you; if you are not, I will not hurt you and myself byhypocritical attentions. If you are true, but not in the same truthwith me, cleave to your companions; I will seek my own.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Hurt, Love You, Heart

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.128, Penguin

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• Observance of customs and laws can very easily be a cloak for a lie so subtle that our fellow human beings are unable to detect it. It may help us to escape all criticism, we may even be able to deceive ourselves in the belief of our obvious righteousness. But deep down, below the surface of the average man's conscience, he hears a voice whispering, 'There is something not right,' no matter how much his rightness is supported by public opinion or by the moral code.

  Carl Jung

  Lying, Men, Law

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• Anything to declare? the customs inspector said."Two pound of uncut heroin and a manual of pornographic art," Mark answered, looking about for Kity. All Americans are comedians, the inspector thought, as he passed Parker through. A government tourist hostess approached him."Are you Mr. Mark Parker?""Guilty.

  Leon Uris

  Art, Government, Two

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• No se oyó el portazo; probablemente la habían dejado abierta, como es costumbre en los hogares donde ha ocurrido una gran desgracia.

  Franz Kafka

  Home, Doors, Metamorphosis

  Franz Kafka Stanley Corngold (1981). "La Metamorfosis", Bantam Classics

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• Ella repartió sus bonitas palabras como cuchillas -- Cuan relucientes brillaron -- Y cada uno desbarató un nervio o deseó con un hueso -- Ella nunca consideró -- ella hirió -- Eso -- no es asunto del acero -- Una vulgar mueca en la carne -- Cuán mal soportan las criaturas -- Dolerse es humano -- no educado -- La película sobre el ojo la vieja costumbre de la mortalidad -- Sólo encerrarse -- para morir.

  Emily Dickinson

  Herir, Ojo, Acero

  Emily Dickinson (2012). "Emily Dickinson: Everyman's Poetry", p.83, Hachette UK.

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• Ogbuef Ezedudu,who was the oldest man in the village, was telling two other men when they came to visit him that the punishment for breaking the Peace of Ani had become very mild in their clan. "It has not always been so," he said. "My father told me that he had been told that in the past a man who broke the peace was dragged on the ground through the village until he died. but after a while this custom was stopped because it spoiled the peace which it was meant to preserve.

  Chinua Achebe

  Father, Past, Men

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• Antiguamente, la diversidad de grupos era en gran medida una cuestión geográfica. Había muchas sociedades, pero cada una, dentro de su propio territorio, era comparativamente homogénea. Pero con el desarrollo del comercio, el transporte, la intercomunicación y la emigración, países como Estados Unidos se componen de una combinación de grupos diferentes con costumbres tradicionales distintas. Es esta situación la que ha forzado, quizá más que ninguna otra causa, la demanda de una institución educativa que proporcione algo parecido a un entorno homogéneo y equilibrado para los jóvenes.

  John Dewey

  País, Educación, Diversidad

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• En los grupos sociales poco desarrollados, encontramos muy poca enseñanza y formación formales. Para inculcar a los jóvenes las disposiciones necesarias, los grupos salvajes se basan principalmente en el mismo tipo de asociación que mantiene a los adultos leales a su grupo. No tienen dispositivos, material o instituciones especiales para la enseñanza, salvo en relación con las ceremonias de iniciación por las que los jóvenes son admitidos como miembros de pleno derecho de la sociedad. En su mayor parte, dependen de que los niños aprendan las costumbres de los adultos, adquieran su conjunto emocional y su bagaje de ideas compartiendo lo que hacen los mayores.

  John Dewey

  Children, Teaching, Emotional

  John Dewey, (2013). “Democracy and Education - An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education”, p.16, Read Books Ltd

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• A people among whom custom is altogether sovereign endures the despotism of the dead.

  Bertrand de Jouvenel

  People, Sovereign, Despotism

  Bertrand de Jouvenel (1952). “Power: the natural history of its growth”, London, Batchworth P

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• What's with this weird hotel custom of leaving a piece of chocolate on the pillow? I awoke thinking my brain had hemorrhaged some sort of fecal matter.

  Jerry Seinfeld

  Thinking, Leaving, Chocolate

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• If rulers learn to undervalue the lives of their own subjects by the custom of war, how much more do they undervalue the lives of their enemies! As they learn to hear of the loss of five hundred or a thousand of their own men, with perhaps less feeling than they would hear of the death of a favorite horse or dog, so they learn to hear of the death of thousands after thousands on the side of the enemy with joy and exultation.

  Noah Worcester

  Inspirational, Dog, Horse

  Noah Worcester, Massachusetts Peace Society (Founded 1815) (1816). “The friend of peace”, p.24

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• Un vuelo largo. Jetlag. Inmigración. Aduana. Y finalmente, ese primer paso en un lugar nuevo, ese momento de euforia y desorientación, cada uno alimentando al otro. Ese momento en el que todo puede pasar

  Gayle Forman

  Largo, Inmigración, Alborozo

  Gayle Forman (2013). "Just One Year", p.34, Penguin

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• Let me tell you about customs, James," said Lillian. "I am not accustomed to being summoned to someone else's home. You're very fortunate that I came." "I am indeed blessed," Dad told her. "I am also, by the way, called Jon." Lillian looked faintly surprised. "Are you?" "Really?" Dad asked. "Really? I was the only Asian guy who went to our school. I kind of stood out. While you are an identical twin, and I still managed to know your name.

  Sarah Rees Brennan

  Dad, Blessed, Home

  Sarah Rees Brennan (2013). “Untold”, p.175, Simon and Schuster

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• Sophronia was minding her own business and running late to luncheon, as was her custom. She'd let to learn the advantage of punctuality. As she told Sister Mattie the third time she was late to household potions and poisons, nothing interesting happened until after an event commenced.

  Gail Carriger

  Running, Interesting, Events

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• LA ROSA SILVESTRE" - POR WENDELL BERRY A veces, oculta de mí en la costumbre diaria y en el ritual Vivo por ti inconsciente, como por el latido de mi corazón. De repente resplandeces de nuevo a mi vista Una rosa silvestre al borde de la espesura donde ayer sólo había sombra Y soy bendecido y elijo de nuevo, Aquello que elegí antes.

  Wendell Berry

  Bendito, Corazón, Rosas Salvajes

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• Inside the modern city, in spite of its nominal political unity, there are probably more communities, more differing customs, traditions, aspirations, and forms of government or control, than existed in an entire continent at an earlier epoch.

  John Dewey

  Cities, Government, Community

  John Dewey, (2013). “Democracy and Education - An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education”, p.29, Read Books Ltd

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• Elaborate burial customs are a sure sign of decadence.

  J. G. Ballard

  Decadence, Burial

  J. G. Ballard (2001). “The complete short stories”, Fourth Estate

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