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    Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

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Good habits result from resisting temptation.

Good habits result from resisting temptation.

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Beware of your habits. The better they are the more surely they will be your undoing.

Beware of your habits. The better they are the more surely they will be your undoing.

by Holbrook Jackson Found in: Habits Quotes,
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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

by Aristotel Found in: Habits Quotes,
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Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.

Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Habits Quotes,
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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.

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It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the read more

It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has accumulated during the first half.

by Feodor Dostoyevsky Found in: Habits Quotes,
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My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.

My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.

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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.

by Paxton Hood Found in: Habits Quotes,
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Habit, my friend, is practice long pursued, that at last becomes man himself.

Habit, my friend, is practice long pursued, that at last becomes man himself.

by Evenus Found in: Habits Quotes,
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