Is it not better to use what is in thy power like a free man

Is it not better to use what is in thy power like a free man than to desire in a slavish and abject way what is not in thy power? Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 9.

Image: Cup Bearers of Dougga Roman mosaic at the Bardo National Museum in Tunisia, 3rd century CE courtesy of Wikimedia Commons contributor Jerzystrzelecki.