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Iclearwater Posted 8 years ago
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How use doth breed a habit in a man

Attaining mental health is a matter of reconditioning the faulty, inhibitory patterns of earlier life in the direction of excitation. This can be done by a conscious process. in the words of Shakespeare, "How use doth breed a habit in a man!" (By Salter)

Hello,

Q1. How use doth breed a habit in man = How useful to breed a habit in man?

Q2. Are there any adapted Shakespeare's works for children that are concise with easy words and keeps the famous quotes? If yes, could you please recommend the book names? I try to search from Amazon, but not successfully.

Many thanks.

  

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use ? useful
doth = does

There are websites, e.g. http://nfs.sparknotes.com , that put the original text of Shakespeare's works side by side with a modern "translation". You will find your line at

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iclearwater "How use doth breed a habit in a man!" (By Salter)

Paraphrase: If someone does something repeatedly and long enough, it becomes a habit.

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Thank you both very much! GPY, it is very kind of you to spend your time on finding those sources for me. And with your key words, I found the result too.

What does "How use" mean literally? Does "how use" mean repetition? If so, I don't know how it deduct. Could any of you expain?

(Repetition can make a man accustomed to anything!
If someone does something repeatedly and long

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