4 Maccabees 1:30-32

Common English Bible

³⁰ Clear thinking is the guide of moral character, but it has full power over the emotions.

clear thinking and the Law

Consider first the way in which clear thinking shows that it is supreme over the emotions through the exercise of self-control. ³¹ Self-control means having control over your desires. ³² Some desires come from the inner person, and others come from the body. Clear thinking obviously has control over both.