habit Quotes

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.

That which most contributes to the permanence of constitutions is the adaptation of education to the form of government, and yet in our own day this principle is universally neglected. The best laws, though sanctioned by every citizen of the... ...

It is impossible, or not easy, to alter by argument what has long been absorbed by habit

The virtues [moral excellence] therefore are engendered in us neither by nature nor yet in violation of nature; nature gives us the capacity to receive them, and this capacity is brought to maturity by habit.

Moral qualities, then, are not given to us by nature or against nature. Nature does prepare us to receive them, but they are fully formed by habit.

95% of everything you do is the result of habit.

All human actions are caused by one or more of these seven things: chance, nature, force, habit, reason, strong emotion, or desire.

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

We become fair by acting fairly, moderate by acting moderately, and brave by acting bravely.

We must become just be doing just acts.