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" Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy mind ; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. Dye it then with a continuous series of such thoughts as these : for instance, that where a man can live, there he can also live well. "
The Thoughts of the Emperor M. Aurelius Antoninus - Page 162
by Marcus Aurelius (Emperor of Rome) - 1864 - 310 pages
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The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 74

American essays - 1894 - 1020 pages
...remarkable similarity to one of the recorded reflections of the Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, who says : " Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will...these, for instance : that where a man can live, there also he can live well." One of the noblest traits of primitive Buddhism is the inculcation of a spirit...
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The Descent of man

Charles Darwin - 1871 - 432 pages
...familiar to the mind, renders its performance by so much the easier. As Marcus Aurelius long ago said, " Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will...of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts," as Our great philosopher, Herbert Spencer, has recently explained his views on the moral sense. He...
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The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, Volume 1

Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1871 - 468 pages
...its performance by so much the easier. As Marcus Aurelius long ago said, " Such as are thy habi" tual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy " mind ; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts." M Our great philosopher, Herbert Spencer, has recently explained his views on the moral sense. He says,30...
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Irish Monthly, Volume 43

1915 - 826 pages
...rhetoric enjoins as necessary to the adequate and forcible expression of thought. — The Same. 12. Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will...of thy mind ; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. — Marcus Aurelins. THE IRISH MONTHLY FEBRUARY, 1915 A SILVER SHRINE By CONSTANCE E. BISHOP, Author...
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The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex

Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1874 - 840 pages
...familiar to the mind, renders its performance by so much the easier. As Marcus Aurelius long ago said, "Such as are thy habitual " thoughts, such also will...character of thy mind ; for the " soul is dyed by the thoughts."1"' Our great philosopher, Herbert Spencer, has recently explained his views on the moral...
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The New Englander, Volume 4

Criticism - 1881 - 868 pages
...appreciated the fact that it is not the outward act but the thought that makes the man, he shows in this : " Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will...of thy mind. For the soul is dyed by the thoughts." After saying at the beginning of the "Thoughts," " I learned from Rusticus not to be led astray to...
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New Englander and Yale Review, Volume 40

Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - United States - 1881 - 864 pages
...that it is not the outward act but the thought that makes the man, he shows in this : " Such as arc thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character...of thy mind. For the soul is dyed by the thoughts." After saying at the beginning of the " Thoughts," " I learned from Rusticus not to be led astray to...
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Paul Barron Watson - Emperors - 1884 - 374 pages
...merely acts.' In another passage ho does not seem to distinguish between the mind and soul. He says: "Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will...thy mind ; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts." 7 And, still again, he attempts to convey his vague idea by forming a combination of the reason and...
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Darwinism Stated by Darwin Himself: Characteristic Passages from the ...

Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1884 - 396 pages
...familiar to the mind renders its performance by so much the easier. As Marcus Aurelius long ago said : " Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will...thy mind ; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts." P " 125 Looking to future generations, there is no cause to fear that the social instincts will grow...
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Paul Barron Watson - Emperors - 1884 - 362 pages
...merely acts.' In another passage he does not seem to distinguish between the mind and soul. He says: "Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will...character of thy mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts."7 And, still again, he attempts to convey his vague idea by forming a combination of the...
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