Watch Your Thoughts
The following quote is from the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu:
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;
Observe o seu caráter, ele torna-se o seu destino.Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
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The Plus version of this story
Observe* os seus pensamentos, eles tornam-se* as suas* palavras* Observe as suas palavras, elas tornam-se as suas açõesObserve as suas ações, elas tornam-se os seus hábitosObserve os seus hábitos, eles tornam-se o seu caráterObserve o seu caráter, ele torna-se o seu destinoWatch your thoughts, they become your wordsWatch your words, they become your actionsWatch your actions, they become your habits Watch your habits, they become your character Watch your character, it becomes your destiny
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✴️ Suas (your)
The word “your,” when the possessor is addressed formally (você), can have 4 different forms in Portuguese (“seu,” “sua,” “seus” and “suas”), depending on the gender and number of the possessed object (the word that follows).
“Seu” is masculine while “sua” is feminine, like “seu caráter” (your character) and “sua personalidade” (your personality).
If the possessed object is plural, we add “s” to the ending of the possessive. For example, “suas ações” (your actions) and “seus hábitos” (your habits).
These pronouns are also used when the possessor is “ele(s)” or “ela(s).” For example: “Ele deixou as suas chaves” (He left his keys).
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