To higher paths, by brightening Reason’s lamp.
The Spanish Gypsy. George Eliot.
Was it not for Tradition we would not travel this far. We are still walking to brighter steps by shining our brains. What little intellect we have, if it was well shined, it might do a great deal.
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Man is guided by two spirits, evil and good, and if the evil spirit (before he was a good one) had been a good one, man would not have been created.
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Man’s path guides two angels. One is old and one is young. Ones names Memory and one is Tradition. One floats round and hunts for things on the earth. Memory clings to the cheek and shines the lamp that Reason holds. Tradition helps us to walk and we brighten up Reason’s lamp.
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Two great Powers or Forces guide men and women in this world whether they be young or old, and these powers are still growing through numbers of years.
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