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    Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.

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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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The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: 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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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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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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Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step read more

Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.

by Mark Twain Found in: Habit Quotes,
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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion and desire.

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion and desire.

by Aristotle 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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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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