4 Maccabees 6:33

33 But now that reason has conquered the emotions, we properly attribute to it the power to govern.

4 Maccabees 6:33 In-Context

31 Admittedly, then, devout reason is sovereign over the emotions.
32 For if the emotions had prevailed over reason, we would have testified to their domination.
33 But now that reason has conquered the emotions, we properly attribute to it the power to govern.
34 And it is right for us to acknowledge the dominance of reason when it masters even external agonies. It would be ridiculous to deny it.
35 And I have proved not only that reason has mastered agonies, but also that it masters pleasures and in no respect yields to them.
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