5. The reason which governs knows what its own disposition is, and what it does, and on what material it works.
Book: Meditations
Subtitle: The classic from Marcus Aurelius.
Author: Marcus Aurelius
Chapter: Book Six
Chapter Subtitle: The substance of the universe is obedient and compliant; and the reason which governs it has in itself no cause for doing evil, for it has no malice, nor does it do evil to anything, nor is anything harmed by it.
Location: Chapter 6, Section 5
Content:
5. The reason which governs knows what its own disposition is, and what it does, and on what material it works.