Holy Scripture
4 Maccabees 13:2
Source: Septuagint
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2For just as if, had they as slaves to the passions eaten of the unholy, we should have said that they had been conquered by them;
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1If then, the seven brethren despised troubles even unto death, it is confessed on all sides that righteous reasoning is absolute master over the passions.
— 4 Maccabees 13:2 —
3now it is not so: but by means of the reasoning which is praised by God, they mastered their passions.
4And it is impossible to overlook the leadership of reflection: for it gained the victory over both passions and troubles.