Examine men’s ruling principles, even those of the wise, what kind of things they avoid, and what kind they pursue.[Τὰ ἡγεμονικὰ αὐτῶν διάβλεπε καὶ τοὺς φρονίμους, οἷα μὲν φεύγουσιν, οἷα δὲ διώκουσιν.]
Source:Meditations (ed. A. L. Burt, 1896), (tr. Long), Book 4, #38, Page 171