“Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs one step at a time.”

“Health is a habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.”

“But the cruelest habit the modern prophecy-savans have, is that one of coolly and arbitrarily fitting the prophetic shirt on to the wrong man. They do it without regard to rhyme or reason.”

“You cant reach old age by another man's road, my habits protect my life but they would assassinate you”

“Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.”

“Authorship is not a trade, it is an inspiration; authorship does not keep an office, its habitation is all out under the sky, and everywhere the winds are blowing and the sun is shining and the creatures of God are free.”

“Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.”