I perceive that the things that we do are silly; but what can one
do? According to men's habits read more

I perceive that the things that we do are silly; but what can one
do? According to men's habits and dispositions, so one must
yield to them.
[Lat., Inepta haec esse, nos quae facimus sentio;
Verum quid facias? ut homo est, ita morem geras.]

It's just like magic. When you live by yourself, all of your annoying habits are gone.

It's just like magic. When you live by yourself, all of your annoying habits are gone.

Habits are the shorthand of behavior.

Habits are the shorthand of behavior.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Good habits, once established are just as hard to break as are bad habits

Good habits, once established are just as hard to break as are bad habits

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Things start out as hopes and end up as habbits.

Things start out as hopes and end up as habbits.

A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected.

A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.