4 Maccabees 1:22

22 Thus desire precedes pleasure and delight follows it.

4 Maccabees 1:22 In-Context

20 The two most comprehensive types of the emotions are pleasure and pain; and each of these is by nature concerned with both body and soul.

21 The emotions of both pleasure and pain have many consequences.

22 Thus desire precedes pleasure and delight follows it.

23 Fear precedes pain and sorrow comes after.

24 Anger, as a person will see by reflecting on this experience, is an emotion embracing pleasure and pain.