...self-examination, and a steady obedience to the rule which he knows to be right, without troubling himself about what others may think or say, or whether they...do not do that which he thinks and says and does. — George Long, "Thoughts of the Emperor M. Aurelius Antoninus." (By Daniel J. Tobin) WHEREVER you...

...and on a steady obedience to the rule that he knows to be right, without troubling himself very much about what others may think or say or whether they...not do that which he thinks and says and does. The prime principle in man's constitution is the social; but independent character is the rational check...