Quotes about Habits

Our actions, habits, character, and future are most definitely affected by our thoughts.

When it comes to yourself, follow God's formula- deny yourself of overindulgence (Proverbs 23:2 and 30:8), examine yourself for any sinful habits (1 Corinthians 11:28), exercise yourself to godliness (1 Timothy 4:7), and IK- develop self-control (Galatians 5:23).

Our habits control our lives. We shape our habits; then our habits shape us.

your character is the sum total of your habits. You can't claim to be kind unless you are habitually kind — you show kindness without even thinking about it. You can't claim to have integrity unless it is your habit to always be honest.

Your body is made up of around seventy-five trillion cells, every one of those cells containing hundreds of thousands of molecules with six feet of DNA in every cell containing over three billion letters of coding. These cells are a potent blend of matter and memory—bones and hair and blood and teeth and at the same time personality and essence and predispositions and habits.

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.

But the disturbing truth, as studies by the secular networks as well as the Christian Broadcasting Network show, is that the viewing habits of Christians are no different than those of non-Christians!

Pure morality points you to the purest One of all; and the purer your habits, the closer to God you will come.

I think a lot of our bad habits are simply the result of being in too big a hurry to do a thing right to start with.

What we think leads to the words that come out of our mouths. What we think and speak may be one of our most important habits because it determines the other habits in our lives. In my opinion, thoughts and words are the starting point for forming all good habits and breaking all bad habits.

One of the ingredients of forming good habits and breaking bad ones is focusing on what you want to do and not on what you want to stop doing.

Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of." Bruce Barton said, "What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage.