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title: "6 Destructive Habits Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [“People often attempt to compensate for this loss of hope by comforting themselves with “consolation prizes”: easy but self-destructive habits like too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-o-connor/people-often-attempt-to-compensate-for-this-loss-of-hope-by/)

[Richard O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-o-connor/)

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> [It's so important to embrace what you have because if you don't, that can be the root of very self-destructive habits, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jillian-hervey/it-s-so-important-to-embrace-what-you-have-because-if-you-don-t-that/)

[Jillian Hervey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jillian-hervey/)

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> [Remember that this is not something we do just once or twice. Interrupting our destructive habits and awakening our heart is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/remember-that-this-is-not-something-we-do-just-once-or-twice/)

[Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/)

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> [As God took me through the journey that became the Bible study 'Breaking Free', He taught me to look for a common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-moore/as-god-took-me-through-the-journey-that-became-the-bible-study/)

[Beth Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-moore/)

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> [The habit of expressing loosely organized opinions is one of the most destructive of habits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/the-habit-of-expressing-loosely-organized-opinions-is-one-of-the-most/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

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> [Let's face it, gossip is one of the world's most destructive habits, and we're exposed to it practically everywhere we go and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-palatnik/let-s-face-it-gossip-is-one-of-the-world-s-most-destructive-habits/)

[Lori Palatnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-palatnik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f13/lori-palatnik-67496_absolutely-nothing_let-s-face-it-gossip-is-one-of-the-world_2961539.jpg)

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