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Quote by Charles Francis Haanel
This is true because we must “be” before we can “do,” and we can “do” only to the extent which we “are,” and what we “are” depends upon what we “think.”
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The quote presents a chain linking thought, identity, and action. It says that what we do depends on what we are, while what we are is shaped by what we think. In ordinary terms, our ideas and inner outlook influence the kind of person we become, which then affects what we are able—or prepared—to do.
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