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Alfred Jarry Quotes: To keep up even a worthwhile tradition means vitiating the idea behind it which must necessarily be in a constant state of evolution: it is mad to try to express new feelings in a mummified form.
         

To keep up even a worthwhile tradition means vitiating the idea behind it which must necessarily be in a constant state of evolution: it is mad to try to express new feelings in a mummified form.


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This page presents the quote "To keep up even a worthwhile tradition means vitiating the idea behind it which must necessarily be in a constant state of evolution: it is mad to try to express new feelings in a mummified form.". Author of this quote is Alfred Jarry. This quote is about tradition, form, worthwhile, constant, mad, evolution, mean, ideas, feelings,.