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“people are capable of profound metamorphosis, though unfortunately they rarely avail themselves of this genius, force of habit being an even greater enemy of change than cowardice.”

People Force Change Enemy Greater Genius Habit Capable Profound Cowardice Metamorphosis

Book:Saturday's Child: A Memoir

Source: Saturday's Child: A Memoir

“the habit of generalizing from one particular, that mainstay of the cheap and obvious essayist, has rooted many fictions in the public eye. Nothing, for example can blot from my memory the profound, searching, and exhaustive analysis of a great nation which I learned in my small geography when I was a child, namely, 'The French are a gay and polite people fond of dancing and light wines.”

People Children Light Eye Nations Memories Fiction Example Particular Habit Gay Wine Dancing Profound Obvious Analysis Rooted Polite Geography Great Nations Public Eye Essayists

Author:Kate Douglas Wiggin

“It is so much easier to rest contented with what we have already acquired than to change ever so slightly those routine but profound habits of thought and feeling which govern our life, and by which we live so blissfully. This mental inertia is, perhaps, our greatest enemy. Insidiously it leads us to assume that we can renew our lives without renewing our habits.”

Feelings Enemy Our Lives Habit Easier Assuming Profound Routine Inertia Thoughts And Feelings

Author:Nadia Boulanger

“Thinking is the great enemy of perfection. The habit of profound reflection, I am compelled to say, is the most pernicious of all the habits formed by civilized man.”

Thinking Men Enemy Habit Reflection Perfection Profound Civilized Compelled Pernicious

Author:Constantine the Great

“Gandhi said 'One cannot do right in one area of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in another; Life is one indivisible whole.' This point of wisdom is profound. A commitment to excellence is not just reserved for a few select areas of your life - it must be reflected in everything you do. Your diet must reflect your commitment to excellence. Your physique must reflect your commitment to excellence. Your personal habits must reflect your commitment to excellence and your thoughts must reflect a commitment to excellence.”

Said Whole Life Is Habit Commitment Areas Excellence Profound Diets Select Reserved Another Life Indivisible Physique Commitment To Excellence

Author:Robin Sharma

“A programming language is a tool that has profound influence on our thinking habits.”

Thinking Language Influence Habit Tools Profound Programming Computer Programming Programming Languages

Author:Edsger Dijkstra

“There is a profound injustice at the heart of the American economy. You look at the media and realize that these corporate-run commercial entities are failing to give Americans the information they need to make informed choices. You look at the food we're eating and the obesity epidemic and realize there is something fundamentally wrong about our nutritional habits. So across the board there is something fundamentally unjust about every aspect of our personal lives.”

Giving Heart Choices Realizing Economy Failing Habit Eating Profound Injustice Personal Life Obesity

Author:Kalle Lasn

“Psychedelics helped me to escape.. albeit momentarily.. from the prison of my mind. It over-rode the habit patterns of thought and I was able to taste innocence again. Looking at sensations freshly without the conceptual overly was very profound.”

Mind Able Habit Taste Prison Profound Patterns Innocence Sensations Of My Mind

Author:Ram Dass

“The human mind delights in finding pattern—so much so that we often mistake coincidence or forced analogy for profound meaning. No other habit of thought lies so deeply within the soul of a small creature trying to make sense of a complex world not constructed for it.”

Source: The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History