Alışmış kudurmuştan beterdir

Meaning: A habit can be harder to give up than madness is to cure.

Literally: Someone used to a thing is worse than someone gone mad

Example: “Sigarayı bırakmak çok zor. Alışmış kudurmuştan beterdir.” — Quitting smoking is so hard: habit is second nature.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 6 more languages

English: Custom is second nature.
French: L'habitude est une seconde nature (literally: Habit is a second nature)
Spanish: La costumbre es otra naturaleza (literally: Custom is second nature)
Japanese: 習い性となる (Narai sei to naru) (literally: What is practiced becomes one's nature)
German: Gewohnheit ist die zweite Natur (literally: Habit is the second nature)
Italian: L’abito è una seconda natura (literally: Custom is second nature)
Portuguese: O hábito é uma segunda natureza (literally: Habit is a second nature)
Dutch: De gewoonte is een tweede natuur (literally: Habit is a second nature)
Russian: Привычка — вторая натура (Privychka — vtoraya natura) (literally: Habit is second nature)
Polish: Przyzwyczajenie jest drugą naturą (literally: Habit is second nature)
Chinese: 习惯成自然 (Xíguàn chéng zìrán) (literally: Habit becomes nature)

Origin: Kudurmuş means rabid or raving: someone hooked on a habit is worse off than someone who has gone mad.

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