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.

Tryon Edwards

Tryon Edwards

Act Allowed Any Binds Broken Chains Easily First Forms Gains Habit May Often Repeated Resisted Soon Spider Steady Steel Strength Through Us Web

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