Quote by Horace Mann
Habit is a cable; we weave a thread each day, and at last we canno

Habit is a cable; we weave a thread each day, and at last we cannot break it. – Horace Mann

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If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both. – Horace Mann

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Truth
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When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart. – Horace Mann

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To exist is a habit I do not despair of acquiring. – E. M. Cioran

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The hard must become habit. The habit must become easy. The easy must become beautiful. – Doug Henning

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Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

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Habits

Habits are formed by the repetition of particular acts. They are strengthened by an increase in the number of repeated acts. Habits are also weakened or broken, and contrary habits are formed by the repetition of contrary acts. – Mortimer J. Adler

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