Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
Gregory Hays Translation
From The Book
It is, in other words, not objects and events but the interpretations we place on them that are the problem. Our duty is therefore to exercise stringent control over the faculty of perception, with the aim of protecting our mind from error.
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.
No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be good.