Section 1.1

0.32 of "de Finib

us Bonorum et M

alorum", written b

y Cicero in 45 BC

"Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste n

atus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis e

t quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia vol

uptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisqua

m est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci v

elit, 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 illu

m qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?"

1914 translation by H. Rackham

"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 c

omplete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happ

iness. 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 occasiona

lly 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?"