Toma Al Toro Por Los Cuernos

You have endured countless troubles – all for not letting your ruling reason do the work it was made for– Enough already — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 9.26

In Spanish there is this saying “toma al toro por los cuernos” to indicate to take charge of the problem/issue/task in front. In this quote Marcus indicate that we should do it always using our ruling reason.