Cobwebs Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

“It is trial that proves one thing weak and another strong. A house built on the sand is in fair weather just as good as if builded on a rock. A cobweb is as good as the mightiest cable when there is no strain upon it.”

Henry Ward Beecher

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