Marcus Aurelius: Meditations, Book V.16
“The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.”
Reflection
Notice the thought without arguing with it. Aurelius is describing repetition, not blame: what you rehearse becomes what you assume. Name one thought you have rehearsed today, then name one you would rather practise.
Source record
- Author
- Marcus Aurelius
- Original source
- Meditations, Book V.16
- Original date
- c. 170 AD
- Edition used
- Trans. George Long, 1862 — public domain
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