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Thomas Paine

"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right."

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"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right."

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"Rigid, the skeleton of habit alone upholds the human frame."

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"Wise living consists perhaps less in acquiring good habits than in acquiring as few habits as possible."

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"Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits, they would give more heed to their conduct while in the plastic state."

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"If I tell you another seven hundred times, maybe one of these days you might turn your clothes right side out when you put them in the hamper, eh?"

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"Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty."

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"Laws are never as effective as habits."

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"Bad habits are demons that often push us into isolation because they know that in our loneliness they stand little chance of being overcome."

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"I know that trying to begin a new habit may be uncomfortable, inconvenient, or challenging. However, when the goal is to feel terrific, isn't it worth your consideration?"

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"An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones."

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"He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third."
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