A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.

Meaning: Harmful habits deteriorate further if preserved, but improve immediately when deliberately destroyed.

Origin: From 'A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases' (1870). Public domain.

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