Pastoral Resources

The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds.

Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other men's thoughts, to speak other men's words, to follow other men's habits.

When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living.

The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the countenance.

We help people to begin truly healthful diets, and it is absolutely wonderful to see, not only their success, but also their delight at their ability to break old habits and feel really healthy for a change.

Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most difficult to satisfy.

My own nature hovers between neurotic and paranoid. I've developed the habit of mentally listing things that make me optimistic about the future. I do it every day.

Habit is a great deadener.

Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don't put them both together by claiming you 'don't have the time'.

There are no good or bad habits. All habits are, by definition, bad.

The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society.

Play reaches the habits most needed for intellectual growth.

We have seen from experience that, if we are in the habit of walking regularly on the same road, we are able to think about other things while walking, without paying attention to our steps.

For me, habit is just a synonym for death.

Our children's health and well-being are dependent on our commitment to promoting food access and good eating habits at home, at school and in the community.

Discipline is based on pride, on meticulous attention to details, and on mutual respect and confidence. Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of the goal or the fear of failure.

I don't have any bad habbits. They might be bad habits for other people, but they're all right for me.

The demands of the present must stand above the political habits of the past.

Never permit failure to become a habit.

My worst habit is whistling while I sleep.