4 Maccabees 1:12-14

Revised Standard Version

¹² I shall shortly have an opportunity to speak of this; but, as my custom is, I shall begin by stating my main principle, and then I shall turn to their story, giving glory to the all-wise God.

The Supremacy of Reason

¹³ Our inquiry, accordingly, is whether reason is sovereign over the emotions. ¹⁴ We shall decide just what reason is and what emotion is, how many kinds of emotions there are, and whether reason rules over all these.