Quotes About Habit

Apology - a desperate habit, and one that is rarely cured.

Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable.

The power of habit and the charm of novelty are the two adverse forces which explain the follies of mankind.

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage "coaches" ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.

I noticed you weren't checking your watches - you've been shaking them.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today, because if you enjoy it today, you can do it again, tomorrow.

An Englishman thinks seated; a Frenchman, standing; an American, pacing; an Irishman, afterward.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results means you're either insane or are making a New Year's resolution.

Two library visits in one evening. Why, it could become a habit.

But old habits die hard.

She'd never looked, particularly, for anyone to share the end of the day with, but doing just that with Roarke—whether it was work or like this, a short interlude without it—had become a habit. And it was better.

Eating is a ritual, and rituals make things easier.

That was the thing about life. Habit and routine made things feel permanent, but that was all an illusion based on the very flimsy foundation of repetition. Change and chaos was a far better bet to put your faith in. At least you would never be surprised when things went tits up.

sometimes comfort could be found in the predictability of the unpleasant.

Habit and routine made things feel permanent, but that was all an illusion based on the very flimsy foundation of repetition. Change and chaos was a far better bet to put your faith in.

8  ââ'¬Å"The well-practiced mind does not wander after anything else. Through constant practice (abhyasa yoga) living becomes a lifelong meditation on the Divine. Then, no matter what you may be doing, you are imbibing godly tendencies. This becomes a habit of the mind. Educate your mind to this habit. This is how one finds God and goes to God.

The words are clear as in the reflection of the world on the water. Therefore write the Word at once, everywhere, from now till your hand is paralyzed, for THERE will be your work for GOD, since you can not work for God in other ways, and would not, & don't know how, or bend that way, from habit, & from talent in the use & signification & arrangement of the Word.

In short, the things he did were done because it was easier to do them than not to do them.

I spent my childhood eating. The only exercise I got was trying to twist off the cap of a jar of mayonnaise.

I refresh Twitter as thoughtlessly as some twirl their hair.

Twitter's probably my bad habit.