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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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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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A civil habit
Oft covers a good man.

A civil habit
Oft covers a good man.

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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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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, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.

Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.

by Saint Augustine Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Habit had made the custom.
[Lat., Morem fecerat usus.]

Habit had made the custom.
[Lat., Morem fecerat usus.]

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When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living.

When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living.

by James Baldwin Found in: Habit Quotes,
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Pursuits become habits.
[Lat., Abeunt studia in mores.]

Pursuits become habits.
[Lat., Abeunt studia in mores.]

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Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.

Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.

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