"Habit is second nature."
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"Just after I entered my teens I suddenly entertained an insatiable enthusiasm for the delightful habit of criticizing others."
"Habit: The great economizer of energy."
"He that resolves to mend hereafter, resolves not to mend now."
"The habit of paying compliments kept a man's tongue oiled without any expense."
"Get into the habit of doing what you see, not what you know. Human reason cannot foresee the accidents of out-of-doors."
"Make a habit of dominating the listening, and let the prospect dominate the talking."
"True to her inveterate habit, rationalism reverts to 'principles,' and thinks that when an abstraction once is named, we own an oracular solution."
"When you get into that habit of winning, it gets - I don't know if you call it contagious - but it gets to be a habit. She's developed an unbelievable habit."
"Nothing is more dangerous than discontinued labor; it is habit lost. A habit easy to abandon, difficult to resume."
"There is no habit you will value so much as that of walking far without fatigue."
"The habit of doing more than is necessary can only be earned through practice."
"I avoid people who I actually like. I suppose that’s a phobia but also a habit."
"You can literally force yourself to be courteous, happy and enthusiastic with every person you meet. After you have forced yourself to be so for a short period of time... the habit takes over."
"The habit of expressing loosely organized opinions is one of the most destructive of habits."
"Every man had his personal habits, passions, and impulses toward goodness, beauty, and truth."
"Guard you thoughts as you would your wallet. Habit is stronger than reason."
"There is no influence like the influence of habit."
"Success is a habit. More of what you do, is more of what you become."
"Sometimes, the hardest habit to break is the habit of doing nothing beyond the necessary."