Search men’s governing principles, and consider the wise, what they shun and what they cleave to. — Meditations, Book IV

My Take – I didn’t spring from the ground as a responsible person.  I had examples, some good and some bad.  What I had was a choice of which ones to emulate.  If you choose to follow the fun, easy, bad examples long enough, you become one.  Following the good examples is harder to do, but pays off in ways that you cannot imagine.

Update – Edited to actually make grammatical and logical sense.