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A large part of Christian virtue consists in right habits.

William Paley, p. 295.

Give a child the habit of sacredly regarding the truth—of carefully respecting the property of others — of scrupulously abstaining from all acts of improvidence which can involve him in distress, and he will just as likely think of rushing into the element in which he cannot breathe, as of lying or cheating or stealing.

Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, p. 295.

Centres, or centre-pieces of wood, are put by builders under an arch of stone while it is in the process of construction till the key-stone is put in. Just such is the use Satan makes of pleasures to construct evil habits upon; the pleasure lasts till the habit is fully formed; but that done, the habit may stand eternal. The pleasures are sent for firewood, and the hell begins in this life.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, p. 295.

Infinite toil would not enable you to sweep away a mist, but by ascending a little you may often look over it altogether. So it is with our moral improvement; we wrestle fiercely with a vicious habit, which could have no hold upon us if we ascended to a higher atmosphere.

Sir Arthur Helps, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, p. 296.

Habit if not resisted soon becomes necessity.

Augustine of Hippo, p. 296.

Every sinful act is another cord woven into that mighty cable of habit, which binds the spirit to the throne of darkness.

David Thomas (born 1813)|David Thomas, p. 296.

The diminutive chains of habit are seldom heavy enough to be felt, till they are too strong to be broken.

Samuel Johnson, p. 296.
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Habit may refer to:
  • Habit (psychology)
    Habit (psychology)
    Habits are routines of behavior that are repeated regularly, tend to occur subconsciously, without directly thinking consciously about them. Habitual behavior sometimes goes unnoticed in persons exhibiting them, because it is often unnecessary to engage in self-analysis when undertaking in routine...

    , an acquired pattern of behavior that often occurs automatically
    • Drug addiction
      Drug addiction
      Drug addiction is a pathological condition which arises due to frequent drug use. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug-seeking behavior, the vulnerability to relapse, and the decreased, slowed ability to respond to naturally rewarding stimuli...

       is sometimes referred to as "having a drug habit".
  • Habituation
    Habituation
    Habituation is the psychological process in humans and animals in which there is a decrease in psychological response and behavioral response to a stimulus after repeated exposure to that stimulus over a duration of time.- Background :...

    , non-associative learning in which there is a progressive diminution of behavioral response probability with repetition of a stimulus
  • Crystal habit
    Crystal habit
    In mineralogy, shape and size give rise to descriptive terms applied to the typical appearance, or habit of crystalsThe many terms used by mineralogists to describe crystal habits are useful in communicating what specimens of a particular mineral often look like. Recognizing numerous habits helps a...

    , as it applies to the typical appearance of minerals
  • Religious habit
    Religious habit
    A religious habit is a distinctive set of garments worn by members of a religious order. Traditionally some plain garb recognisable as a religious habit has also been worn by those leading the religious eremitic and anachoritic life, although in their case without conformity to a particular uniform...

    , a distinctive dress worn by the members of a religious order
  • Riding habit
    Riding habit
    A riding habit is women's clothing for horseback riding.Since the mid-17th century, a formal habit for riding sidesaddle usually consisted of:* A tailored jacket with a long skirt to match* A tailored shirt or chemisette...

    , riding clothes worn for hunting or for exhibition
  • Habit (biology)
    Habit (biology)
    Habit, when used in the context of biology, refers to the instinctive actions of animals and the natural tendencies of plants.In zoology, this term most often refers to specific behavioral characteristics, even when directly related to physiology...

    , the instinctive actions of animals and the natural tendencies or growth form of plants
  • Habit, a song by Pearl Jam
  • Habit evidence
    Habit evidence
    Habit evidence is a term used in the law of evidence in the United States to describe any evidence submitted for the purpose of proving that a person acted in a particular way on a particular occasion based on that person's tendency to reflexively respond to a particular situation in a particular...

    , a term used in the law of evidence
  • Habit (film)
    Habit (film)
    Habit is a 1997 vampire horror film written, directed, and starring Larry Fessenden. It received rave reviews at the Chicago and LA International Film Festivals....

    , 1997 horror film


See also:
  • Habitat
    Habitat
    The term habitat has a number of meanings:* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows** Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...

  • Habitus
    Habitus
    Habitus is a complex concept, but in its simplest usage could be understood as a structure of the mind characterized by a set of acquired schemas, sensibilities, dispositions and taste . The particular contents of the habitus are the result of the objectification of social structure at the level of...