“When one becomes for an instant one's former self, that is to say different from what one has been for some time past, one's sensibility, being no longer dulled by habit, receives from the slightest stimulus vivid impressions which make everything that has preceded them fade into insignificance, impressions to which, because of their intensity, we attach ourselves with the momentary enthusiasm of a drunkard.” Has BeensDifferentSelfPastHabitImpressionEnthusiasmFormerInstantIntensityFadesSensibilityVividStimulusMomentaryDrunkardsInsignificanceTimes Past Book:In Search of Lost Time, Volume IV: Sodom and Gomorrah (A Modern Library E-Book) Source: In Search of Lost Time, Volume IV: Sodom and Gomorrah (A Modern Library E-Book)
“We each have a litany of holiday rituals and everyday habits that we hold on to, and we often greet radical innovation with the enthusiasm of a baby meeting a new sitter. We defend against it and - not always, but often enough - reject it. Slowly we adjust, but only if we have to.” IfsEnoughBabyHabitInnovationMeetingsEverydayEnthusiasmRadicalHolidayRejectsRitual Book:Turning Points Source: Turning Points
“General jackdaw culture, very little more than a collection of charming miscomprehensions, untargeted enthusiasms, and a general habit of skimming.” LittlesCultureSocietyHabitEnthusiasmCharmCollectionsCharmingSkimming Author:William Bolitho
“Don't get stuck where you are, keep growing. It's a decision you have to make because it is easy to get stuck. Make a decision to develop better habits, to have better relationships and just to keep the enthusiasm for life.” EasyDecisionGrowingHabitStuckEnthusiasmWhere You AreEasy To GetEnthusiasm For Life Author:Joel Osteen
“O God, when my faith gets overladen with dust, blow it clean with the wind of your Spirit. When my habits of obedience get stiff and rusty, anoint them with the oil of your Spirit. Restore the enthusiasm of my first love for you.” FirstsSpiritWindHabitCleanBlowOilEnthusiasmDustObedienceFirst Love Author:Eugene H. Peterson
“Just after I entered my teens I suddenly entertained an insatiable enthusiasm for the delightful habit of criticizing others.” HabitEnthusiasmCriticizeTeensDelightfulInsatiableCriticizing Others Author:Loretta Young