"It is the habit of mediocre minds to condemn all that is beyond their grasp."
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"The best way to stop a bad habit is never to begin it."
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"I believe that the mind can be permanently profaned by the habit of attending to trivial things, so that all our thoughts shall be tinged with triviality."
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"So much of what we do every single day is the result of habits that we have formed over time."
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"The habits of a vigorous mind are born in contending with difficulties."
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"Unfortunately, our existing traditional thinking habits insist that you must attack something and show it to be bad before you can suggest a change. It is more difficult to acknowledge that something is excellent and then to ask for change because although it is excellent, it is not enough."
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"I have noticed that youngsters given to the climbing habit usually do something when they grow up"
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"Habits are like comfortable beds. They are easy to get into, but difficult to get out of."
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"The truth is, you don't break a bad habit; you replace it with a good one."
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"Character, my friends, is a byproduct. It is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty."
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"Habits are where our lives and careers and bodies are made."
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"Put God behind everything-human beings, animals, food, and work. Make this a habit."
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"Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books."
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"Habits are first cobwebs, then cables."
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"The fixity of a habit is generally in direct proportion to its absurdity."
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"True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing."
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"Choose what is best, and habit will make it pleasant and easy."
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"Our actions, habits, character, and future are most definitely affected by our thoughts."
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"Your habits will determine your quality of life."
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"Habit is a second nature, which destroys the first."
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