لِلعادَةِ عَلى كُلِّ إنسانٍ سُلطانٌ . ح: 7327
A habit holds every man under its authority. H: 7327
لِسانُكَ يَستَدعيكَ ما عَوَّدتَهَ ، ونَفسُكَ تَقتَضيكَ ما ألِفتَهُ . ح: 7634
Your tongue will urge you to whatever you have accustomed it [to say], and your inner self will require you to do whatever you have made it fond of. H: 7634
الفَضيلَةُ غَلَبَةُ العادَةِ. ح: 357
Virtue is overcoming one’s habit. H: 357
بِغَلَبَةِ العاداتِ الوُصولُ إلى أشرَفِ المَقاماتِ . ح: 4300
[Only] Through overcoming one’s habits are the highest of stations attained. H: 4300
كُلُّ شَيءٍ يُستَطاعُ ، إلّا نَقلَ الطِّباعِ . ح: 6906
Everything is achievable, except the removal of an ingrained habit. H: 6906
العادَةُ طَبعٌ ثانٍ . ح: 702
Habit is second nature. H: 702
أفضَلُ العِبادَةِ غَلَبَةُ العادَةِ . ح: 2873
The best of worship is to overcome one’s habit. H: 2873
غَيرُ مُدرِكِ الدَّرَجاتِ مَن أطاعَ العاداتِ . ح: 6409
He who obeys habits does not attain high levels. H: 6409
غَيِّروا العاداتِ تَسهُلْ عَلَيكُمُ الطّاعاتُ . ح: 6405
Change your habits and your acts of obedience will become easier for you. H: 6405
أصعَبُ السِّياساتِ نَقلُ العاداتِ . ح: 2969
The most difficult of things to manage is the removal of habits. H: 2969
