4 Maccabees 6:33-35

Common English Bible

³³ But as it is, since clear thinking conquered the emotions, we are correct to affirm its authority to rule. ³⁴ It’s only right for us to affirm that clear thinking has greater power when it has gained control over the response to physical pain. It would be ridiculous to say anything else. ³⁵ So I am showing that clear thinking maintains control not only in the face of physical pain but also in the face of pleasure, without giving way to any of these things.