Who said habits become character?
Who said habits become character?
philosopher Lao Tzu
watch your habits for they become your character, watch your character for it becomes your destiny. The attachment of the statement to Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu also may be recent. The reading community website Goodreads has a webpage with a version of the saying credited to Lao Tzu.
Did Margaret Thatcher really say watch your thoughts?
Margaret Thatcher : Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character.
How could thoughts words actions and habits become a character?
Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny. This saying expresses how quality of our thoughts shapes our lives.
Who said watch your thoughts they become words Watch your words they become actions?
Margaret Thatcher: “Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits.
Can thoughts become habits?
It’s a chain reaction we call TFAR: Your Thoughts lead to your Feelings, which lead to your Actions, which lead to your Results. After proving yourself right over and over again, your thoughts become beliefs. Beliefs then become automatic thoughts that drive your behaviors. In other words, habits.
WHO SAID Watch your thoughts for they become words Watch your words for they become actions Watch your actions for they become habits?
Quote by Lao Tzu: “Watch your thoughts, they become your words; wa…”
What is the meaning of watch your thoughts they become words?
How does a habit become a character?
“Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”
How do habits turn into characters?
Character is built from habits. Habits are built by actions. Actions are determined by thoughts. Whether it is fuel for your body, words you speak or thoughts you allow in your mind, do all with good habits that will serve you and the world best.
What is the origin of the phrase habit character and Destiny?
In 1856 a newspaper in Colchester, England reported on a speech delivered to students which contained a statement that has remained in circulation to the present day. The statement was based on a causal chain reminiscent of the saying under investigation. The expression also used overlapping vocabulary items, i.e., habit, character, and destiny.
What does “watch your thoughts become” mean?
“Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” ~ Unknown
Who said “Watch Your habits become character”?
Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” ~ Unknown The preceding quote has been attributed to many people: the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, the transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Buddha, and even a supermarket magnate named Frank Outlaw, among others.
Where did the saying “Watch Your character for it becomes your destiny” originate?
The saying was ascribed to the creator of a successful U.S. supermarket chain called Bi-Lo: 1 watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” QI believes that this saying evolved over many decades. One interesting property that is shared between the modern expression and several precursor sayings involves wordplay.
