"One does what one is;
one becomes what one does."
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Robert von Musil
(1880-1942) Austrian writer
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Kleine Prosa
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I've been told this many times in the wrong way of course.
 -- cal, Lewisville, TX     
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    This is fun. Essentially, this can be abbreviated ( and perhaps is supposed to be ? ) as a single ( confusing ) sentence.
    Later: Hm; I tried, but am unable to [ sensibly ] re-position the duplicative "does" and the "is" and "becomes." Too many tenses, but ought to be workable. Maybe it would make a good parlor game. "Put these three truths in one sentence."
    Well, it was fun trying ( but "trying" isn't in the list ! )
     -- Bob, Charlotte, VT     
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    may be, could be, sometimes
     -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    You are what you eat.
    Garbage in, garbage out. ;-)
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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