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.

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

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.

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.

Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.

Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.

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.

Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.

Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.

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.