Definition of Habit
Habit
Hab·it


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(noun)
A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.

e.g. She had a habit of biting her nails when she was nervous.

(noun)
an addiction;

e.g. She has a habit of smoking a cigarette with her morning coffee.

(noun)
a costume characteristic of a calling, rank, or function;

e.g. Nun's wear a habit.



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  • "Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken." -- Warren Buffet

  • "Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters." -- Nathaniel Emmons

  • "Habits are hard only in the beginning." -- Gary Keller

  • "Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there. Make motivation a habit and you will get there more quickly and have more fun on the trip." -- Zig Ziglar

  • "Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." -- Jim Rohn

  • "We all need a daily check-up from the neck up to avoid stinkin' thinkin' which ultimately leads to hardening of the attitudes." -- Zig Ziglar

  • "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit. " -- Aristotle



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