φύγωμεν οὖν τὴν συνήθειαν ... ἄγχει τὸν ἄνθρωπον, τῆς ἀληθείας ἀποτρέπει → so let's stay away from the habitual ... it strangles us, turns us away from the truth
lift: P. and V. αἴρειν, ἐπαίρειν, ἀνάγειν.
maintain: P. and V. σῴζω, σώζειν, διασώζειν, φυλάσσειν, διαφυλάσσειν; see defend.
cling to: P. and V. ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι (gen.).