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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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"Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits."
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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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Personal Development
"Laws are never as effective as habits."
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Personal Development
"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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"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
Humor
"When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people."
Truth
"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
Morality
"The preacher who casts a vote for conscience' sake, runs the risk of starving."
Politics
"The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives."
Humor
"Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England two or three centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for -- annually, not oftener -- if they had succeeded in exterminating their neighbors, the Indians, during the previous twelve months instead of getting exterminated by their neighbors, the Indians. Thanksgiving Day became a habit, for the reason that in the course of time, as the years drifted on, it was perceived that the exterminating had ceased to be mutual and was all on the white man's side, consequently on the Lord's side; hence it was proper to thank the Lord for it and extend the usual annual compliments."
History
"Yes, King Edward VI lived only a few years, poor boy, but he lived them worthily."
History
"Good friends good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."
Happiness
"There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded."
Wisdom
"Never let your education interfere with your learning."
Advice
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