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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is a habit
Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities
If an idiot were to tell you the same story every day for a year, you would end by believing him
The less routine the more life
If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the height of comfort. He must relinquish it
The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts
We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. In that race which daily hastens us towards death, the body maintains its irreparable lead
Habit is the nursery of errors
Powerful indeed is the empire of habit
It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them
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