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    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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To fall into a habit is to begin to cease to be.

To fall into a habit is to begin to cease to be.

by Miguel De Unamuno Found in: Habit Quotes,
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A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected.

A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Habit Quotes,
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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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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

by Aristotle Found in: Excellence Quotes, Habit Quotes,
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The fixity of habit is generally in direct proportion to its absurdity.

The fixity of habit is generally in direct proportion to its absurdity.

by Marcel Proust Found in: Habit Quotes,
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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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Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

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

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

by Hosea Ballou Found in: Habit Quotes,
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