Marcus Aurelius
“…for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.”
Meditations, V.16 · tr. George Long, 1862
Documented source
Source
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, V.16 — tr. George Long, 1862 (public domain)
In full
“Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.”
Verified at Wikisource against Long’s text
Wording
Exact per Long translation
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About this line
The Greek verb Marcus uses means dipped or dyed — the same image as cloth taking a color. Whatever you steep your mind in, he’s saying, is the color your whole character comes out. The design prints the fragment; the full sentence is the argument.
Why we carry this line
What you “think about.” You become the color of your thoughts. This was said a lot of years ago and is still on point today.
