Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by
Cicero in 45 BC
"Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium
doloremque
laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis
et quasi
architecto
beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas
sit aspernatur
aut
odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione
voluptatem sequi
nesciunt.
Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet,
consectetur, adipisci
velit,
sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam
aliquam quaerat
voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam
corporis suscipit
laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum
iure reprehenderit
qui
in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui
dolorem eum
fugiat
quo voluptas nulla pariatur?"
"But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure
and praising
pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and
expound the actual
teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human
happiness. No one
rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but
because those who
do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that
are extremely
painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain
pain of itself,
because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which
toil and pain can
procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever
undertakes
laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But
who has any right
to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no
annoying consequences,
or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?"
Section 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by
Cicero in 45 BC
"At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis
praesentium
voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi
sint occaecati
cupiditate non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt
mollitia animi, id
est laborum et dolorum fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita
distinctio. Nam
libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit quo
minus id quod
maxime placeat facere possimus, omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor
repellendus.
Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis debitis aut rerum necessitatibus
saepe eveniet ut
et voluptates repudiandae sint et molestiae non recusandae. Itaque earum
rerum hic tenetur a
sapiente delectus, ut aut reiciendis voluptatibus maiores alias consequatur
aut perferendis
doloribus asperiores repellat."
1914 translation by H. Rackham
"On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men
who are so
beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded
by desire, that
they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and equal
blame belongs to
those who fail in their duty through weakness of will, which is the same as
saying through
shrinking from toil and pain. These cases are perfectly simple and easy to
distinguish. In a
free hour, when our power of choice is untrammelled and when nothing
prevents our being able
to do what we like best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain
avoided. But in
certain circumstances and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of
business it will
frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and annoyances
accepted. The wise man
therefore always holds in these matters to this principle of selection: he
rejects pleasures
to secure other greater pleasures, or else he endures pains to avoid worse
pains."
1914 translation by H. Rackham
"On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men
who are so
beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded
by desire, that
they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and equal
blame belongs to
those who fail in their duty through weakness of will, which is the same as
saying through
shrinking from toil and pain. These cases are perfectly simple and easy to
distinguish. In a
free hour, when our power of choice is untrammelled and when nothing
prevents our being able
to do what we like best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain
avoided. But in
certain circumstances and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of
business it will
frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and annoyances
accepted. The wise man
therefore always holds in these matters to this principle of selection: he
rejects pleasures
to secure other greater pleasures, or else he endures pains to avoid worse
pains."