Habits may be good or they may be bad. At first, they are like cobwebs.
Later, they become cables. A snake may change his skin. A fox may change
his fur color. But neither the fox or the snake can change their habits.
And often enough, neither can a human being!
Later, they become cables. A snake may change his skin. A fox may change
his fur color. But neither the fox or the snake can change their habits.
And often enough, neither can a human being!
Related:
- Law may not change the heart;
it can restrain the heartless... - Habits are first cobwebs, then cables."
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Spanish... - The chameleon may change its color, but it is the chameleon still.
William... - Long's Notes
1) Always store beer in a dark place.
2) Any priest or shaman must be presumed guilty until... - A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.
Lazarus Long, from Robert A. Heinlein's "Time Enough... - A poet who reads his verse in public may have other
nasty habits... - You may not be able to change the whole world, but at least you can
embarrass the guilty.
Katha... - Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Old Testament -- Jeremiah xiii,... - If A. can prove, however conclusively, that he may,
of right enslave B, why may not B snatch the same argument...
