“A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it the superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.”
Thomas Paine
“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if only you try!”
Dr. Seuss
“A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time.”
Mark Twain
“A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.”
“For many, negative thinking is a habit, which over time, becomes an addiction... A lot of people suffer from this disease because negative thinking is addictive to each of the Big Three -- the mind, the body, and the emotions. If one doesn't get you, the others are waiting in the wings.”
Peter McWilliams
“Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.”
“Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.”
Albert Einstein