Cheerfulness Quote by Joseph Addison

As men's habits of mind differ, so that some more readily embrace one form of faith, some another, for what moves one to pray…

— Baruch Spinoza

“That a work of the imagination has to be “really” about some problem is, again, an heir of Socialist Realism. To write a story…

— Doris Lessing

We do learn a thing or two from art. It may not be the one-to-one instruction of a moral lesson or the rote learning…

— Michelle Dean

“The practice which obtains amongst the Americans of fixing the standard of their judgment in themselves alone, leads them to other habits of mind.…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“Advice to my younger self: 1 Start where you are with what you have 2 Try not to hurt other people 3 Take more…

— Germany Kent

In the end, we must restore a balance within ourselves between who we are and what we are doing. Each of us must take…

— Al Gore

I had learnt from experience that many false opinions may be exchanged for true ones, without in the least altering the habits of mind…

— John Stuart Mill

“Our daily habits – honorable and dishonorable, noble and ignoble, vital and vile – are revelatory. Our sense of self is fashioned partially by…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

Moral stimulation is good but moral complacency is the most dangerous habit of mind we can develop, and that danger is serious and ever-present.

— Joseph Grew

The future of our civilisation depends upon the widening spread and deepening hold of the scientific habit of mind.

— John Dewey

“Starting something new requires a certain amount of motivation. What keeps you going is your habit of doing it”

— habits doctor

You can teach almost anyone determined to learn them the basics required to write sentences and paragraphs that say what you want them to…

— Anne Bernays