Only a small crack ... but cracks make caves collapse.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
About This Quote

Only a small crack ... but cracks make caves collapse. This quote is often used as a warning about the dangers of allowing negativity to build up, and then let it go. A small crack can be the beginning of a catastrophic cave-in.

A crack is what it takes to start a landslide. Even a small spark can cause a forest fire.

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