Or else the maxim of the will is preceded by a determining basis of the power of desire which presupposes an object of pleasure or displeasure and hence something that gratifies or pains, and the maxim of reason to promote the former and avoid the latter determines the actions according as they are good in reference to our inclination and hence only indirectly (on account of a further purpose, as a means thereto); and these maxims can then never be called laws, but still rational practical precepts.