Inspirational Quotes on Habits

“Spiritual strongholds begin with a thought. One thought becomes a consideration. A consideration develops into an attitude, which leads then to action. Action repeated becomes a habit, and a habit establishes a "power base for the enemy," that is, a stronghold.”

“Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.”

“Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.”

“It is more true to say that our opinions depend upon our lives and habits, than to say that our lives and habits depend on our opinions.”

“It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man's life is made up of nothing, but the habits he has accumulated during the first half.”

“Customs are generally unselfish. Habits are nearly always selfish.”

“Experience tells me that people's hearts are seldom changed if they are not changed when young. Seldom indeed are men converted when they are old. Habits have deep roots. Once sin is allowed to settle in your heart, it will not be turned out at your bidding. Custom becomes second nature, and its chains are not easily broken.”

“Habits are the daughters of action, but then they nurse their mother, and produce daughters after her image, but far more beautiful and prosperous.”

“Look upon pleasures not upon that side that is next the sun, or where they look beauteously, that is, as they come toward you to be enjoyed, for then they paint and smile, and dress themselves up in tinsel, and glass gems, and counterfeit imagery.”

“Habit is overcome by habit.”

“So fixed are our spirits in slothfulness and cold indifference that we seldom overcome so much as one evil habit.”

“Habits are first cobwebs, then cables.”

“A mistaken thought may be corrected easily, but an errant affection is nearly unmanageable.”

“Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.”

“An idol of the mind is as offensive to God as an idol of the hand.”

“If any occupation or association is found to hinder our communion with God or our enjoyment of spiritual things, then it must be abandoned. Anything in my habits or ways which mars happy fellowship with the brethren or robs me of power in service, is to be unsparingly judged and made an end of-- 'burned.' Whatever I cannot do for God's glory must be avoided.”

“Spiritual disciplines answer the shallow world.”

“Give diligence if you would get assurance.”