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    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.]

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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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Habits are the shorthand of behavior.

Habits are the shorthand of behavior.

by Julie Henderson Found in: Habit Quotes,
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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

by Robert Puller Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Habit is overcome by habit.
[Lat., Consuetudo consuetudine vincitur.]

Habit is overcome by habit.
[Lat., Consuetudo consuetudine vincitur.]

by Joseph Kaines Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Habits form character and character is destiny.

Habits form character and character is destiny.

by Joseph Kaines Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken
than mended.
[Lat., Frangas enim, citius quam read more

Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken
than mended.
[Lat., Frangas enim, citius quam corrigas quae in pravum
induerunt.]

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Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and read more

Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

by Charles Reade Found in: Habit Quotes,
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A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected.

A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Nothing is stronger than habit.
[Lat., Nil consuetudine majus.]

Nothing is stronger than habit.
[Lat., Nil consuetudine majus.]

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