Quote by Marcel Proust
Habit is a second nature which prevents us from knowing the first,

Habit is a second nature which prevents us from knowing the first, of which it has neither the cruelties nor the enchantments. – Marcel Proust

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As long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost and science can never regress. – Marcel Proust

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Three-quarters of the sicknesses of intelligent people come from their intelligence. They need at least a doctor who can understand this sickness. – Marcel Proust

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The power of habit and the charm of novelty are the two adverse forces which explain the follies of mankind. – Maria De Beausacq

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The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones. – Somerset Maugham

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Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow. – Yiddish Proverb

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The more deeply the path is etched, the more it is used, and the more it is used, the more deeply it etched. – Jo Coudert

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