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    A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page.

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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.]

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A civil habit
Oft covers a good man.

A civil habit
Oft covers a good man.

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Good habits result from resisting temptation.

Good habits result from resisting temptation.

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Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

by Syrus (publilius Syrus) Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Curious things, habits. People themselves never know they have them.

Curious things, habits. People themselves never know they have them.

by Agatha Christie Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a
character. Sow a character 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.

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The fox changes his skin but not his habits.
[Lat., Vulpem pilum mutare, non mores.]

The fox changes his skin but not his habits.
[Lat., Vulpem pilum mutare, non mores.]

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Old habits are strong and jealous.

Old habits are strong and jealous.

by Dorothea Brande Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Habit is stronger than nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo natura potentior est.]

Habit is stronger than nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo natura potentior est.]

by Quintus Curtius Rufus Found in: Habit Quotes,
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