"Most of the things we do, we do for no better reason than that our fathers have done them or our neighbors do them, and the same is true of a larger part than what we suspect of what we think"

This quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. talks to the concept that people frequently do things merely since they are what is expected of them. We typically do things simply since our daddies have done them, or due to the fact that our next-door neighbors do them. This quote suggests that a larger part of our ideas and actions are based upon what is anticipated of us, instead of what we genuinely wish to do. This quote talks to the idea that humans are typically influenced by the expectations of those around them, and that we typically do not believe for ourselves. It is a suggestion to think for ourselves and to make choices based upon our own worths and beliefs, instead of simply following the crowd.