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Habit with him was all the test of truth;
"It must be right: I've done it from my youth."

Habit with him was all the test of truth;
"It must be right: I've done it from my youth."

by George Crabbe Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.

Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.

by Saint Augustine Found in: Habit Quotes,
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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.

by Aristotle Found in: Excellence Quotes, Habit Quotes,
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A civil habit
Oft covers a good man.

A civil habit
Oft covers a good man.

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The fixity of habit is generally in direct proportion to its absurdity.

The fixity of habit is generally in direct proportion to its absurdity.

by Marcel Proust Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Each year, one vicious habit rooted out, in time ought to make the worst man good.

Each year, one vicious habit rooted out, in time ought to make the worst man good.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.

Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.

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Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,
As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,
As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

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A nail is driven out by another nail, habit is overcome by habit.
[Lat., Clavus clavo pellitur, consuetudo consuetudine read more

A nail is driven out by another nail, habit is overcome by habit.
[Lat., Clavus clavo pellitur, consuetudo consuetudine vincitur.]

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