"Watch your thoughts. They become words. Watch your words. They become deeds. Watch your deeds. They become habits. Watch your habits. They become character. Character is everything."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
April 6, 2006 · 17 Comments
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Andrew // April 6, 2006 at 6:48 pm
I think I’d better get off the couch now…
Extrapolated Facts » Blog Archive » Thoughts, Actions, Habits, and Character // April 7, 2006 at 5:06 pm
[...] Years later I read As a Man Thinketh by James Allen. It mirrored the same concept. A great book and I highly recommend reading it. Now I was reading Matt’s Blog on WordPress (my favorite blog platform) and he has the following quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: Watch your thoughts; They become words. Watch your words; They become deeds. Watch your deeds; They become habits. Watch your habits; They become character. Character is everything. [...]
omit // April 7, 2006 at 5:31 pm
Similar to the sentiments of this book.
100 Bloggers » Blog Archive » Thoughts, Actions, Habits, and Character // April 8, 2006 at 3:54 am
[...] Years later I read As a Man Thinketh by James Allen. It mirrored the same concept. A great book and I highly recommend reading it. Now I was reading Matt’s Blog on WordPress (my favorite blog platform) and he has the following quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: Watch your thoughts; They become words. Watch your words; They become deeds. Watch your deeds; They become habits. Watch your habits; They become character. Character is everything. [...]
HiMY SYeD // April 13, 2006 at 3:51 pm
From the movie Wall Street…
risa // April 26, 2006 at 4:00 pm
oy, i love emerson. and lemme add this: we shape thoughts, opinions, habits in a kind of feedback loop with our media. when the organs of the press are amalgamated, inaccessible, monopolistic, or biased then our thoughts, words, deeds, and even our morality can get distorted. the only way to resist this closing is with free and open media. thank heavens for word press.
Bernd R. Rickert // May 7, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Konfuzius, the chinese philisopher said something like:
You ‘ve won real character, when you’re able to stay above your character.
So we’ve three stages in life:
ppl without character
ppl who gained a character
and at least ppl who left their character, but are always able to let themselves fall into one.
I really appreciate his thought, because it changes so many things in life and let you smile forever.
fatfingur // May 8, 2006 at 2:55 pm
That is very inspiring. Thanks Matt.
The Ambiguous Wink // May 18, 2006 at 8:33 pm
Emerson…
I just read this quote on Matt’s wordpress blog:
“Watch your thoughts. They become words. Watch your words. They become deeds. Watch your deeds. They become habits. Watch your habits. They become character. Character is everything.”
….
RV // June 28, 2006 at 12:01 am
The “Watch your thoughts..” quote is widely attributed to Frank Outlaw, not Emerson. When looking it up, it’s actually on a quote site directly under some Emerson quotes. Perhaps that is where the mix up occured. Anyone have any other ideas on verifying the author?
5purposedriven // July 18, 2006 at 11:37 pm
One of my fav quotes ever. Thanks for reminding.
Donna // August 9, 2006 at 5:48 pm
I actually need to confirm the author of the “Watch your Thoughts…” quote, and locate Frank Outlaw, if in fact, he is the author and is still alive. Does anyone know his whereabouts?
slightly :: R.W. Emerson Quote // August 10, 2006 at 1:55 pm
[...] People are always putting quotes in blog posts, web pages or (heaven forbid) email signature lines. Normally, I ignore these but this one really stopped me in my tracks. [...]
QuantumFog // September 6, 2006 at 8:02 am
Frank Outlaw passed away in 1988.
Seems as though I read this quote many years before the internet was opened to public use.
andrewsankey.com » Ralph Waldo Emerson // October 14, 2006 at 10:23 pm
[...] Saw this on Matt’s blog. [...]
Dawn // February 1, 2007 at 4:15 am
And yet sadly no one has attributed this to its true origin…
The thought manifests as the word;
The word manifests as the deed;
The deed develops into habit;
And habit hardens into character;
So watch the thought and its ways with care,
And let is spring from love
Born out of concern for all beings…
As the shadow follows the body,
As we think, so we become.
- From the Dhammapada
Sayings of the Buddha
I found this site/blog after seeing a quote attributed to Frank Outlaw and now Emerson… It just makes you think.
Rukmani // March 23, 2007 at 8:42 am
good one.to continue,
“Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
i am a great sadmirer of Emerson
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