"Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength, At first it may be but as a spider's web, easily broken through, but if not resisted it soon binds us with chains of steel."

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Source : "A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, Both Ancient and Modern" by Tryon Edwards, New York, Cassell publishing company, (p. 212), 1891.

Tryon Edwards

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“Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.”
“Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin.”
“A real secret is something which only one person knows.”
“The small prayers of weak and broken people move the heart of God.”
“Death is a reality, but life is a reality also. You got to live at this time in your life like you've never lived before. And therefore you've got to find those values in your life that fulfill what you need to do. Now, what is it you need to do?”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
“Pine trees with low limbs spread over fresh snow made a stronger vault for the spirit than pews and pulpits ever could.”
“Praying is the most important thing you will do on any day”

Source : H. Burke Peterson (1986). “A glimpse of glory”, Bookcraft, Incorporated
“Individual freedom is a Jewish idea, but it's one of the functions of Christianity to make this idea universal.”

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