The Diary of a Country Priest
“We first make our habits, then our habits make us.”
“Our creative habits are as mysterious to each other as our domestic habits.”
Poetry Quotes
“We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.”
Book Sometimes you win Sometimes you Learn
The Westminster Review, vol. 6 (1826), p. 13
Context: This habit of forming opinions, and acting upon them without evidence, is one of the most immoral habits of the mind.... As our opinions are the fathers of our actions, to be indifferent about the evidence of our opinions is to be indifferent about the consequences of our actions. But the consequences of our actions are the good and evil of our fellow-creatures. The habit of the neglect of evidence, therefore, is the habit of disregarding the good and evil of our fellow-creatures.
“We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.”
Source: Sceptical Essays
“Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.”
Rules of the Game: The Style Diaries (2007)
Context: What most of us present to the world isn’t necessarily our true self: It’s a combination of years of bad habits and fear-based behavior. Our real self lies buried underneath all the insecurities and inhibitions. So rather than just being yourself, focus on discovering and permanently bringing to the surface your best self.
