That which rules within, when it is according to nature, is so affected with respect to the events which happened, that it always easily adapts itself to that which is possible and is presented to it.
Reflecting on the inner self, Marcus Aurelius observes how the ruling faculty, when natural, adapts to circumstances.
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But everything else, whether it is in the power of thy will or not, is only lifeless ashes and smoke.
But if it is easy to set little value on all these things, turn to that which remains, which is to follow reason and God.
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