Be Careful What You Think

I’ve found a couple varieties of the following quotes. I see them quoted frequently, but I can’t seem to find a good source of what actually said what. If anyone has any useful information about what was originally said and who said it, I would appreciate learning from you.

Be careful what you think…
Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions
Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your character
Your character is everything

Be careful what you think, for your thoughts become your words.
Be careful what you say, for your words become your actions.
Be careful what you do, for your actions become your habits.
Be careful what becomes habitual, for your habits become your destiny.

Be careful what you think, for your thoughts become your words.
Be careful what you say, for your words become your actions.
Be careful what you do, for your actions become your character.
And character is everything.

14 thoughts on “Be Careful What You Think

  1. I don’t know the origin of this particulr quote, but it reminds me of a quottion by Tathagata Buddha at the begininning of the TV series Monkey! which says “With our thoughts we make the world.”

  2. 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: it becomes your destiny.

    Frank Outlaw

  3. I know the quote that we are all looking for. My Mom has it of all people, I gave it to her years ago. I will have it by the a.m.

  4. Be careful of your thoughts, for your thought become your words.

    Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions.

    Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits.

    Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character.

    Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny.

  5. Thought you might like this one.
    A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime

    People come into your life for a reason, a season, or
    a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you
    will know what to do for each person.

    When someone is in your life for a REASON . . . It is
    usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have
    come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you
    with guidance and support, to aid you physically,
    emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a
    godsend, and they are! They are there for the reason
    you need them to be.

    Then, without any wrong doing on your part, or at an
    inconvenient time, this person will say or do something
    to bring the relationship to an end.

    Sometimes they die.
    Sometimes they walk away.
    Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

    What we must realise is that our need has been met, our
    desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you
    sent up has been answered. And now it is time to move on.

    When people come into your life for a SEASON . . .
    Because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn.
    They bring you an experience of peace, or make you laugh.
    They may teach you something you have never done.
    They usually give you an unbelievable amount
    of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.

    LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; things
    you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional
    foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the
    person, and put what you have learned to use in all
    other relationships and areas of your life. It is said
    that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

    Author Unknown

  6. Longtime ago, My friends send me that quote from DAT LAI DAT MA. I really like it and I try to practice it on my daily life.

    With the warmesth thought.

    Kieu Son