“Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.”
René Descartes (1596–1650) French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist
Attributed
“Bad books engender bad habits, but bad habits engender good books.”
René Descartes (1596–1650) French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist
“Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form.”
André Maurois (1885–1967) French writer
Quoted in The Aging American
Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939), The Art of Growing Old
“Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.”
Harvey Mackay (1932) American businessman and journalist
“Our habits are our friends. Even our bad habits.”
Georges Bernanos book The Diary of a Country Priest
The Diary of a Country Priest
“Marriage is fine as an institution, but bad as a habit”
Buster Keaton (1895–1966) American actor and filmmaker
Interview in Motion Picture (October 1921) "Six Interviews with Buster Keaton" http://www.silentera.com/taylorology/issues/Taylor68.txt
“We've gotten into the bad habit of overlegislating.”
Jesse Ventura (1951) American politician and former professional wrestler
I Ain't Got Time To Bleed (1999)
Context: We've gotten into the bad habit of overlegislating. I believe in the America people's ability to govern themselves. If government would just get out of the way and allow them to lead their lives as they choose, they will succeed.
“One gets a bad habit of being unhappy.”
George Eliot book The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss (1860)
“You'd think that in a fight, NOT MOVING would be a bad habit!”
Scott Westerfeld (1963) American science fiction writer
“It seemed like a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.”
Raymond Chandler book The Big Sleep
Source: The Big Sleep (1939), Chapter 6
Context: The registration read: Carmen Sternwood, 3765 Alta Brea Crescent, West Hollywood. I went back to my car again and sat and sat. The top dripped on my knees and my stomach burned from the whiskey. No more cars came up the hill. No lights went on in the house before which I was parked. It seemed like a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.