“It cannot but be injurious to the human mind never to be called into effort: the habit of receiving pleasure without any exertion of thought, by the mere excitement of curiosity, and sensibility, may be justly ranked among the worst effects of habitual novel-reading.” MindHumansMayReadingPleasureEffortNovelWorstEffectsHabitMereCuriosityExcitementHuman MindReceivingSensibilityHabitualExertion Book:The works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Source: The works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“The third element of success is your state: You must replace a default state of pessimism or anger with one of determination, of will, of generosity, of curiosity, of gratitude. The more we can put ourselves in such beautiful states rather than suffering states, the more they become habits of being and we end up making better decisions.” EndsStatesBeautifulSufferingDecisionHabitGratitudeElementsDeterminationThirdsCuriosityGenerosityPessimismDefault Author:Tony Robbins
“What is the meaning of 'gossip?' Doesn't it originate with sympathy, an interest in one's neighbor, degenerating into idle curiosity and love of tattling? Which is worse, this habit, or keeping one's self so absorbed intellectually as to forget the sufferings and cares of others, to lose sympathy through having too much to think about?” ThinkingSelfCareSufferingInterestLosesForgetToo MuchHabitAnd LoveCuriosityNeighborGossipIdleWhat Is The Meaning Author:Lucy Larcom
“Habit is necessary. It is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive ... one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in the big things, and happy in small ways.” IfsWayLongBigsPastAliveHabitIntellectualCuriosityUsualBig ThingsTrailsInsatiableUnafraidRutsIncessantlyDisintegrationIntellectual Curiosity Book:Delphi Complete Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated)