A passage from Diogenes Laertius

Diogenes Laertius, Lives 7.88

Chrysippus said that if any one wishes to know the will of the gods, he ought to inquire what the wise man wills.
Diogenes Laertius·Lives·7.88·trans. C. D. Yonge
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