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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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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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Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.

by Henri De Lubac Found in: Habits Quotes,
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Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.

Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.

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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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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.

by Tyron Edwards Found in: Habits Quotes,
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Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have to keep them either. They read more

Habits are safer than rules; you don't have to watch them. And you don't have to keep them either. They keep you.

by Frank Crane Found in: Habits Quotes,
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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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Good habits result from resisting temptation.

Good habits result from resisting temptation.

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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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