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He is next to the gods whom reason, and not passion, impels; and who, after weighing the facts, can measure the punishment with discretion.

Claudius Claudianus
Passion, Punishment, Next
"De Consulatu Malii Theodori Panegyris". CCXXVII,
He is next to the gods whom reason, and not passion, impels; and who, after weighing the facts, can measure the punishment with discretion.