Je savais que le bien comme le mal est affaire de routine, que le temporaire se prolonge, que l'exterieur s'infiltre au dedans, et que le masque, a la longue, devient visage.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Good and bad become routine and external behaviors eventually turn into your true face.
- In plain terms
- Habit shapes who you are as external actions become your face.
- What can you take from it?
- Habits eventually define your character.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can people change fundamentally?
- How much is habit?
Another view
Some traits are innate and not formed by routine alone.
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