How far is this statement true : if you want somebody to change you have to change yourself.?

that can be true as in,, if you change yourself then you will see the other person from a different perseption. yeah

also if you change then the other person is changed because ';the perseption of you is different'; and so they see you differently and to see this they are changed.How far is this statement true : if you want somebody to change you have to change yourself.?
Does it mean you won't get people to change so if you want somebody to change you have to be the somebody.How far is this statement true : if you want somebody to change you have to change yourself.?
its kind of true. the truth is that there is that if you change yourself, then that person might change. however, it is quite likely that even if you do change yourself, that person still will not change.



it think it should be:

';if you want somebody to change, you have to change THEM yourself';



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Not true. You cannot force change on people. Most are stuck or rigid intheir habits