Holy Scripture
4 Maccabees 3:5
Source: Septuagint
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5For reasoning is not an eradicator, but an antagonist of the passions.
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3One may not be able to root out anger from the soul, but it is possible to withstand anger.
4Any one of you may not be able to eradicate malice, but reasoning has force to work with you to prevent your yielding to malice.
— 4 Maccabees 3:5 —
6And this may be more clearly comprehended from the thirst of King David.
7For after David had been attacking the Philistines the whole day, he with the soldiers of his nation slew many of them;