Habit is thus the enormous fly-wheel of society, its most precious con…

William James
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Habit is thus the enormous fly-wheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone is what keeps us all within the bounds of ordinance, and saves the children of fortune from the envious uprisings of the poor. It alone prevents the hardest and most repulsive walks of life from being deserted by those brought up to tread therein. ✨ The Principles of Psychology vol. 1, ch. 4 (1890)
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