Charles Reade
Charles Reade (June 8, 1814 - April 11, 1884) was an English novelist and dramatist.
The quote “Sow a thought and you reap an act ... Sow an act and you reap a habit ... Sow a habit and you reap a character ... Sow a character and you reap a destiny” was ascribed to Reade in Notes and Queries (9th Series) vol. 12, 17 October 1903 but is un-sourced.
No original source has ever been isolated. Its structure strongly reflects that of a "classical Chinese" set of aphorisms; and it may have been deliberately constructed in that form, by a non-Chinese, to imply an oriental (and, perhaps, far wiser) origin.
Almost all of those who cite the complete piece state that, in their view, it was written to expand and embellish the notion that was expressed at Proverbs XXIII:7 ("For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he").
ABOUT THE THINKER
The Thinker (French: Le Penseur) depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle. Originally titled The Poet, after Dante, it was to become one of the most well-known sculptures in the world. The original was a 27.5-inch (700 mm)-high bronze piece created between 1879 and 1889, designed for the Gates of Hell’s lintel, from which the figure would gaze down.
The Gates of Hell comprised 186 figures in its final form. Many of Rodin's best-known sculptures started as designs of figures for this composition, such as The Thinker, The Three Shades, and The Kiss, and were only later presented as separate and independent works.
There are over twenty monumental size bronze casts of The Thinker in museums around the world.
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