“Man is made of the wholly common, and custom is his nurse; woe then to them who lay irreverent hands on his old house-furniture, the dear inheritance from his forefathers: For time consecrates, and what is gray with age becomes religion.” MenMadeHandsAgeHouseCommonLaysDearCustomsGrayNurseWoeFurnitureInheritanceForefathersIrreverentOld Houses Book:The Works of Frederick Schiller: Top Classic of German Source: The Works of Frederick Schiller: Top Classic of German