The rule of habit is only good for feeble hearts, and it makes them more and more feeble day by day. The only… — Jean Jacques Rousseau

The rule of habit is only good for feeble hearts, and it makes them more and more feeble day by day. The only useful habit for children is to be accustomed to submit without difficulty to necessity, and the only useful habit for man is to submit without difficulty to the rule of reason. Every other habit is a vice.

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