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Again, men are said to have, or to fail of having, self-control,

according as the Intellect controls or not, it being plainly

implied thereby that this Principle constitutes each individual;

and people are thought to have done of themselves, and

voluntarily, those things specially which are done with Reason.

It is plain, therefore, that this Principle does, either entirely

or specially constitute the individual man, and that the good man

specially loves this. For this reason then he must be specially

Self-loving, in a kind other than that which is reproached, and

as far superior to it as living in accordance with Reason is to

living at the beck and call of passion, and aiming at the truly

noble to aiming at apparent advantage.