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 which toil
and pain can procure him some great pleasure.To take a trivial example, which
of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except obtain some advantage
from it? But who has any right to find faulta man who chooses to enjoy a pleasu
re that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces
no resultant leasure? which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure.
, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur which toil
To take a trivial example, except obtain some advantage
from it? But who has any right to find faulta man who chooses to enjoy a pleasu
re that has no annoying consequences, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exer-
cise, except to obtain some advantage from it.
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. except obtain some advantage
from it? But who has any right to find faulta man who chooses to enjoy a pleasu
re that has no annoying consequences, Nor again is there anyone
human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, who loves or
pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself,
because it is pleasure because it is pain, but because occasio-nally circumstances
occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great plea-sure.
At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesen-
tium 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. except obtain some advantage
from it? But who has any right to find faulta man who chooses to enjoy a pleasu
re that has no annoying consequences. 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.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.
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, except obtain some advantage
from it? But who has any right to find faulta man who chooses to enjoy a pleasu
re that has no annoying consequences, 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 cer-
tain 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.