Book VIII.56
My ruling faculty is unaffected by another's ruling faculty; each has its own sphere.
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From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Marcus holds that while events are determined by cosmic causation, the mind's assent and use of impressions remain its own — locating freedom in inner judgment.
Book XII.33
How is the ruling faculty employed? Everything depends on this.
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The ruling faculty turns and shapes itself; it makes the event what it wills.
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