"The unconscious mind has a habit of asserting itself in the afternoon."

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"We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Habit,

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

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Habit,

"Habit is the nursery of errors."

Victor Hugo, French Author

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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."

William James, American Philosopher

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

Eric Hoffer, American Writer

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"Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

Habit, Effect, Excess, Moderation

"I developed the habit of writing novels behind a closed door, or at my uncle's, on the dining table."

Patrick White, Australian Author

Habit, Writing

"Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters."

Delia Smith, British Entertainer

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"Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful."

Charles Simmons, American Author

Habit, Attention, Duty, Energy

"The gnarled fidelity of an old habit."

Rainer Maria Rilke, German Poet

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"If you believe in an unseen Christ, you will believe in the unseen Christlike potential of others."

Christian

"Books in a large university library system: 2,000,000. Books in an average large city library: 10,000. Average number of books in a chain bookstore: 30,000. Books in an average neighborhood branch library: 20,000."

Books

"Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone."

Sleep

"The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it."

Politics

"Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old pipes and torn jackets."

Man

"One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is that of Not Going."

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"We get so much in the habit of wearing disguises before others that we finally appear disguised before ourselves."

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

"Habit is the nursery of errors."

"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."

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

"Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit."

"I developed the habit of writing novels behind a closed door, or at my uncle's, on the dining table."

"Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters."

"Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful."

"The gnarled fidelity of an old habit."

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"The downtrodden are the great creators of slang."

"Every dogma has its day."

"Readers are plentiful: thinkers are rare."

"Life is a wretched gray Saturday, but it has to be lived through."

"If you believe in an unseen Christ, you will believe in the unseen Christlike potential of others."

"Books in a large university library system: 2,000,000. Books in an average large city library: 10,000. Average number of books in a chain bookstore: 30,000. Books in an average neighborhood branch library: 20,000."

"Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone."

"The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it."

"Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old pipes and torn jackets."

"One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is that of Not Going."