Aurelius, Meditations §aur_10_xvi: Give what thou wilt, and take away what thou wilt, saith he that is well taug...

Give what thou wilt, and take away what thou wilt, saith he that is well taught and truly modest, to Him that gives, and takes away. And it is not out of a stout and peremptory resolution, that he saith it, but in mere love, and humble submission.