habit Quotes

Our characters are the result of our conduct.

For that which has become habitual, becomes as it were natural.

We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

Our actions determine our dispositions.

People gain a certain quality by always acting in a certain way.

Dissimilarity of habit tends more than anything to destroy affection.

The good of man is the active exercise of his soul's faculties. This exercise must occupy a complete lifetime. One swallow does make a spring, nor does one fine day. Excellence is a habit, not an event.

“Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness or inherited habit. Extract from 'Memories of childhood and youth.'”