It ain't the trees that block the trail,
It ain't the ash or pine;
For, if you fall or if you fail,
It was some pesky vine
That tripped you up, that threw you down,
That caught you unawares:
The big things you can walk aroun' —
But watch the way for snares.

In life it ain't the biggest things
That make the hardest load;
It ain't the burden big that brings
Defeat upon the road,
Some fault you hardly knew you had
May hurt more than you think —
Some little habit that is bad
May put you on the blink.