Quotes about Custom
Myth is what we call other people's religion.
— Joseph Campbell
The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it
— Mark Twain
Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
— Genesis 23:7
We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.
— Genesis 34:15
When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
— Deuteronomy 25:5
But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.
— Luke 11:38
Eating is a ritual, and rituals make things easier.
— JM Coetzee
English Law prohibits a man from marrying his mother-in-law. This is our idea of useless legislation.
— Anonymous
You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
— Leviticus 19:27
But woe is thee, thou torrent of human custom! Who shall stand against thee?
— St. Augustine
David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.
— 1 Samuel 27:11
Then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gate
— Deuteronomy 22:15