The soul is dyed by thoughts

Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind, for the soul is dyed by the thoughts.  Marcus Aurelius.  Meditations. Book 5.


Image: Statue of a priest of Sarapis wearing the pallium and a sacerdotal crown, formerly thought to be a representation of Julian the Apostate. Marble, modern copy (ca. 1790) after a Roman original from 120–130 CE.  Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons contributor Marie-Lan Nguyen.


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