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Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our read more
Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.
Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.
Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.
Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.
Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.
Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of.
Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of.
The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life.
You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life.
It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.
It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit
Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will read more
Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as by the latter.