October 12

Any departure from accepted traditions and customs requires a large and serious effort, but true understanding of new things always requires such an effort.

A society says to a man: "Think as we think, believe in what we believe, eat and drink what we eat and drink, and dress in the way we dress."

— Lucy Malory

You should behave as you think is good, but not following the advice of the crowd.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is bad to irritate people by stepping back from their customs and traditions, but it is even worse to deny the requirements of your conscience and intellect by following the customs of the crowd.