So this is the true value: and if this is firmly held, you will not be set on acquiring any of the other things for yourself. Will you not then cease to value much else besides? Otherwise you will not be free or self-sufficient or devoid of passion; you will need to be envious and jealous, to suspect those who have the power to deprive you of all these things, and to intrigue against people who possess what you value. In short, anyone who feels the need of any of these things is necessarily sullied, and what is more he will often be driven to blame the gods t0o. But reverence of your own mind and value you give to it will make you acceptable to yourself, harmony with your fellows, and consonant with the gods - that is, praising all that they assign and have disposed.
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