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Tradition must be a springboard to the future, not an easy chair for resting.

Proverbs and old sayings about tradition, future

Traditional Irish Curse

May the curse of Mary Malone and her nine blind illegitimate children chase you so far over the hills of Damnation that the Lord himself can't find you with a telescope.

Spells and incantations Irish

Traditional Wexford Curse

May the grass grow at your door and the fox build his nest on your hearthstone.
May the light fade from your eyes, so you never see what you love.
May your own blood rise against you, and the sweetest drink you...

Spells and incantations British

The young cannot teach tradition to the old.

Proverbs and old sayings about tradition, old, olderness

We must convince by reason, not prescribe by tradition.

Proverbs and old sayings about tradition, reason

Christmas traditions and superstitions

In many romanian villages, in Christmas Eve, exists the tradition to smear the cattles and stables with garlic to keep away the bad spiritis. The people are smeared as well with garlic on the forehead,...

Traditions and superstitions Romanian

When an abomination has become of age it becomes a tradition.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about tradition, age, olderness

A person who wants to see is people progress must first set to look into their tradition.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about progress, tradition, people

As a child, is a man wrapped in his mother's womb; as an adult, in tradition; comes death, and he is wrapped in earth.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan about tradition, earth, children, death, mother, man

A bag that says it will not take more, and a traditional doctor who says he would not leave anything behind are both sure to suffer.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about suffering

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes:

Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
And Eye and ears, and a mouth and a nose.
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Traditional Songs

My Bonnie lies over the ocean:

My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
My Bonnie lies over the sea,
My Bonnie lies over the ocean,
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me.
Ô Bring back, bring back,
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me, to me

Traditional Songs