Who said it?

"Sow a thought, reap an act. Sow and act, reap a habit. Sow a habit , reap a character. Sow a character, reap a destiny".

I wondered who should be given credit for this quote and the research put me squarely into a Internet site that I was unaware existed wikiquote.   It was fascinating to see all the references to those who used this quote - Charles Reade, Samuel Smiles, and numerous others in the 19th century.  Wikiquote conjectured it may have originated from an old Chinese proverb.  In Yahoo answers someone referenced Galatians 6:7 "... for you reap whatever you sow" which Paul probably derived from Proverbs 23:7 "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he".

Quotes are a form of intellectual capital.  Wouldn't be interesting to see the legal challenges for who had the royalty rights to this quote?

But more important than Who said it?  Who done it?