You are now, as it were, at the parting of the ways--you are going to make these habits a part of yourselves, or you are going to let them escape you forever, and be weak in a measure all your lives for not having made them a part of yourselves.
Washington warns that individuals are at a critical juncture where they must choose to adopt healthy habits or risk lifelong weakness.
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