"The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoug..."

"The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts."

- Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

This beautiful metaphor illustrates the Stoic belief that our character is not fixed, but is continuously shaped by the nature of our thoughts. Just as a cloth absorbs dye, our soul absorbs the quality of our habitual thinking, making the cultivation of virtuous thoughts a primary life task.

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