“I dare say you marvel sometimes at my independent way of walking through the world just as if nature had made me of your sex instead of poor Eve's. Trust me, my beloved friend, the mind has no sex but what habit and education give it, and I who was thrown in infancy upon the world like a wreck upon the waters have learned, as well to struggle with the elements as any male child of Adam.” IfsWorldWayGivingMindWellsChildrenMadeSometimesSexWaterPoorStruggleHabitWalkingElementsIndependentMalesDareBelovedThrownAdamTrust MeWrecksInfancyBeloved Friends Author:Frances Wright
“Step back in time; look closely at the child in the very arms of his mother; see the external world reflected for the first time in the yet unclear mirror of his understanding; study the first examples which strike his eyes; listen to the first words which arouse within him the slumbering power of thought; watch the first struggles which he has to undergo; only then will you comprehend the source of his prejudices, the habits, and the passions which are to rule his life. The entire man, so to speak, comes fully formed in the wrappings of his cradle.” MenWorldFirstsLooksChildrenEyeMotherPassionSpeakUnderstandingStepsWatchesStruggleStudyExampleSourceArmsHabitFirst TimePrejudiceMirrorsStrikesHis EyesCradleBack In TimeWrappingPower Of ThoughtUnclear Author:Alexis de Tocqueville
“The habit of virtue cannot be formed in a closet. Habits are formed by acts of reason in a persevering struggle through temptation.” ReasonStruggleVirtueHabitTemptationClosets Author:Bernard Gilpin
“Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.” ResultsStruggleProgressProduceHabitMachinesBreaking PromisesSith Author:G. I. Gurdjieff
“We are always running, and it has become a habit. We struggle all the time, even during our sleep. We are at war with ourselves, and we can easily start a war with others.” WarRunningTimeSleepStruggleHabitAlways Running Book:The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation Source: The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
“As I see it, Being, the Cosmos, whatever you want to call it, is a struggle between two implacable forces: Novelty on the one side and habit on the other side.” WantTwoForceSidesStruggleHabitCosmosNovelty Author:Terence McKenna
“Yes, God loves you this very day and always. He is not waiting to love you until you have overcome your weaknesses and bad habits. He loves you today with a full understanding of your struggles. He is aware that you reach up to Him in heartfelt and hopeful prayer. He knows of the times you have held onto the fading light and believed-even in the midst of growing darkness. He knows of your sufferings. He knows of your remorse for the times you have fallen short or failed. And still He loves you.” KnowsStillsLightTodaySufferingWaitingUnderstandingPrayerDarknessStruggleGrowingLove YouHabitWeaknessOvercomingGod LoveFallenHopefulMidstRemorseHeartfeltBad HabitsFadingGod Loves YouFading Light Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“I am a smoker, I'm ashamed to say. I had given it up for many years, then picked it up again. It's a horrible habit. I struggle with myself all the time. And I love to smoke. An actor has to be very, very careful, as one of the most wonderful props - and actors love props - is a cigarette. There's so much to do with it: you can bring it up to your face, play with the smoke. It's just the greatest - ever since I was 16 and in acting school in England, I've been playing around with cigarettes.” SchoolActingStruggleWonderfulHabitCarefulHorribleAshamedYour FaceCigarette Author:Melissa Leo