Meditations XI.37

We must, says he,⁸⁵ hit upon the true science of assent and in the sphere of our impulses pay good heed that they be subject to proper reservations,⁸⁶ that they have in view our neighbour’s welfare; that they are proportionate to worth. And we must abstain wholly from inordinate desire and shew avoidance in none of the things that are not in our control.

• 85.That is, Epictetus. Compare iii. 22, § 105, and Manual, ii. 2.
• 86.iv. 1; v. 20; vi. 50; that is, not unconditionally, but subject to modification by circumstances.