Where did the Buddha say: "What a person considers and reflects upon for a long time, to that his mind will bend and incline."?

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It's from here:

"Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking & pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness.
MN 19 (translated by Ven. Thanissaro)

β€œBhikkhus, whatever a bhikkhu frequently thinks and ponders upon, that will become the inclination of his mind.
MN 19 (translated by Ven. Bodhi)

Whatever a mendicant frequently thinks about and considers becomes their heart’s inclination.
MN 19 (translated by Ven. Sujato)

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