It's my dreadful temper! I try to cure it; I think I have, and then it breaks out worse than ever.
In plain words
Trying to fix a habit, slipping back, then trying again is simply how it goes.
Where these words come from
- 90% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Little Women (1868), Ch. 8 "Jo Meets Apollyon" — Jo confessing her struggle to control her temper. Verbatim-confirmed via Wikisource.
- Little Women
- 1868 · Jo admits to Marmee that self-improvement is not a straight line
