quotations about habit
It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
JOHN STEINBECK
East of Eden
Most men are prisoners at best,
Who some strong habit every drag about
Like chain and ball.
HENRY ABBEY
"The Galley Slave"
As our acts vary, our habits will follow in their course.
ARISTOTLE
Nicomachean Ethics
Habit is a cruel jailer
Yet how well-beloved.
NELLIE SEELYE EVANS
"Habit"
Habit can overcome anything but instinct, and can greatly modify even that.
HORACE MANN
Thoughts
Whatsoever stirs the stagnant currents, setting these flowing in wholesome directions, promotes brisk spirits and productive thinking. The less of routine, the more of life.
AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT
Table Talk
Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
VINCE LOMBARDI