Mark Twain Quotes about Tradition
The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it
1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch.5.
[The Bible is] a mass of fables and traditions, mere mythology.
Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.32, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Custom is petrification, nothing but dynamite can dislodge it for a century.
Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.74, Courier Corporation