the things he loves; like the man who takes refuge from a woman he desires; the youth who reins in the impulses and temptations of his age; and the just ruler who keeps himself above selfishness and the intoxication of absolute power.

As for the second category—offering up what one loves—its model is the charitable giver who parts with his wealth and conceals the deed, so that he may never taste the sweetness of praise or supplication from others.