An idea from Laws

Picture yourself as “a puppet of the Gods, either their plaything only, or created with a purpose”. Cords of pleasure, pain, and fear pull you in opposite directions. One cord is soft and golden: reason, which a city calls law. Grab that one and pull with it against the rest.

From Laws by Plato

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