Authority...........................

29.  Erasing all fancies, keep on saying to yourself,   'It lies in my own hands to ensure that no viciousness, cupidity, or turmoil of any kind finds a home in this soul of mine;  it lies with me to perceive all things in their true light, and to deal with each of them as it merits.'  Remember this authority, which is nature's gift to you.

-Marcus Aurelius,  Meditations, Book Eight