The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) / quote 40 of 203

Character is a composite of habits

OUR CHARACTER, BASICALLY, is a composite of our habits. “Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny,” the maxim goes.

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