Quote by Hosea Ballou
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 a shackle for the free. – Ambrose Bierce

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Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last. – Chinese Proverb

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

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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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