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A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as a

A single bad habit will mar an otherwise faultless character, as an ink-drop soileth the pure white page. – Hosea Ballou

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The oppression of any people for opinions sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper, and render them more important. – Hosea Ballou

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Habit is thus the enormous flywheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone is what keeps us all within the bounds of ordinance, and saves the children of fortune from the envious uprisings of the poor. – William James, The Principles of Psychology

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

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It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom. – Aristotle

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