Tradition is an important help to history, but its statements should be carefully scrutinized before we rely on them. (Joseph Addison)

Tradition is an important help to history, but its statements should be carefully scrutinized before we rely on them.

Joseph Addison

Related topics

help history should tradition

Related quotes

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know. View quote
George Eliot
Concord, solidarity, and mutual help are the most important means of enabling animal species to survive. View quote
Christian Lous Lange
I like you and your book, ingenious Hone In whose capacious all-embracing leaves The very marrow of tradition 's shown And all that history, much that fiction weaves. View quote
Charles Lamb
Black women all over the world should re-unite and re-examine the way history has portrayed us. View quote
Buchi Emecheta
Suicide is a serious thing. And if you know anyone who is suicidal, you need to get them help. No one should be in pain. Everyone should love themselves. View quote
Gerard Way