2. Joseph, an example of self-control, is praised for this very thing.He had full control over his sexual desire through mental effort.
3. Although he was a young man in his sexual prime, he defeated his sexual urges with clear thinking.
4. Clear thinking isn’t just being able to have control over strong sexual urges but over every other desire as well.
5. So the Law says, "You will not desire your neighbor’s wife or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
6. Since the Law commanded us not to desire, I should be able to convince you even more that clear thinking is able to control desires.This also proves true in the case of emotions that prevent justice.
7. It is obvious that clear thinking is in charge of the emotions—otherwise, how could someone who always indulges in binge eating in private, or a person who tends to overeat, or a person who tends to get drunk, learn a better way?